# CVE-2017-6754: SQL injection in Cisco Smart Net Total Care Software Collector Appliance

> Authenticated attackers can exploit blind SQL injection in the Cisco SNTC Collector to read database values via timing attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 7 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q495-r299-hh55

## What is CVE-2017-6754?

CVE-2017-6754 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Cisco Smart Net Total Care Software Collector Appliance, published on 7 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of the Cisco Smart Net Total Care (SNTC) Software Collector Appliance 3.11 could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a read-only, blind SQL injection attack, which could allow the attacker to compromise the confidentiality of the system through SQL timing attacks. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of certain user-supplied fields that are subsequently used by the affected software to build SQL queries. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted URLs, which are designed to exploit the vulnerability, to the affected software. To execute an attack successfully, the attacker would need to submit a number of requests to the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to determine the presence of values in the SQL database of the affected software. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf07617.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6754?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Smart Net Total Care Collector Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-6754?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6754 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-6754 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6754 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-6754 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Cisco Smart Net Total Care Software Collector Appliance, published on 7 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Smart Net Total Care Software Collector Appliance. 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-2017-6754/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6754/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6754
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6754
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6754

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6754/
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