SQL injection in BioStar 2 - CVE-2023-27167

 

SQL injection in BioStar 2 - CVE-2023-27167

Published: September 27, 2023 / Updated: October 25, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81214
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27167
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

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 value parameters. A remote user 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.


Affected software

BioStar 2

How to mitigate CVE-2023-27167

Install update from vendor's website.

BioStar 2 - update to 2.9.4

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

External References

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