# CVE-2009-1468: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the search form in IceWarp eMail Server, potentially compromising database integrity and confidentiality.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 May 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2q28-m2rp-3xjj

## What is CVE-2009-1468?

CVE-2009-1468 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the search form in server/webmail.php in the Groupware component in IceWarp eMail Server and WebMail Server before 9.4.2 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) sql and (2) order_by elements in an XML search query.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1468?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Icewarp Email Server, Icewarp Webmail Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-1468?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-1468 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1468 exists.

Public exploit code:

- IceWarp Merak Mail Server 9.4.1 Groupware Component - Multiple SQL Injections (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-1467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1467/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2009-1469](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1469/): Other in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1468 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-1468 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1468 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1468/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1468/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1468
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1468
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1468

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1468/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.