#VU50661 SQL injection in Accellion FTA
Published: February 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50661
Vulnerability risk: Critical
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:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Accellion FTA
Accellion FTA
Software vendor:
Kiteworks
Kiteworks
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 passed to the web interface. A remote non-authenticated 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.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild in mid-December 2020 and January 2021.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.