#VU24691 SQL injection in Geocoder - CVE-2020-7981
Published: January 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24691
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-7981
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Geocoder
Geocoder
Software vendor:
Alex Reisner
Alex Reisner
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 sql.rb when "within_bounding_box" is used in conjunction with "untrusted sw_lat", "sw_lng", "ne_lat", or "ne_lng" data. 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.