Vulnerability identifier: #VU24691

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7981

CWE-ID: CWE-89

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Geocoder
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: 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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Geocoder: 0.8.0 - 1.6.0

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External links
http://github.com/alexreisner/geocoder/commit/dcdc3d8675411edce3965941a2ca7c441ca48613
http://github.com/alexreisner/geocoder/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1

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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.