CVE-2018-1252 RSA Web Threat Detection SQL Injection Vulnerability
Authenticated low-privilege users can execute SQL commands to access monitoring and user data in RSA Web Threat Detection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1252?
CVE-2018-1252 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in RSA Web Threat Detection, published on 5 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
RSA Web Threat Detection versions prior to 6.4, contain an SQL injection vulnerability in the Administration and Forensics applications. An authenticated malicious user with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute SQL commands on the back-end database to gain unauthorized access to the tool's monitoring and user information by supplying specially crafted input data to the affected application.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1252?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rsa Web Threat Detection.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1252?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1252 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2018-1252 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1252 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in RSA Web Threat Detection
- CVE-2014-4627 SQL injection in n/a
- CVE-2015-4548 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2015-0541 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2016-0919 Cross-site scripting in RSA Web Threat Detection RSA Web Threat Detection version 5.0, RSA Web Threat Detection version 5.1, RSA Web Threat Detection version 5.1.2
- CVE-2015-4547 Information disclosure in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j738-m767-7w6j.