SQL injection in Misskey

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU72518

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24812

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the note search API by tag (notes/search-by-tag). A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Misskey: 13.0.0 - 13.3.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:misskey_development_division:misskey:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:misskey_development_division:misskey:13.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:misskey_development_division:misskey:13.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/security/advisories/GHSA-cgwp-vmr4-wx4q
https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/commit/ee74df68233adcd5b167258c621565f97c3b2306

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.