CVE-2018-15918 SQL injection in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Unauthenticated users can perform SQL injection via date parameters to read and modify sensitive database information in Jorani.

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-2018-15918?

CVE-2018-15918 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Jorani 0.6.5. SQL Injection (error-based) allows a user of the application without permissions to read and modify sensitive information from the database used by the application via the startdate or enddate parameter to leaves/validate.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15918?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jorani Project Jorani.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15918?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15918 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-2018-15918 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-15918 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m4r9-hjpm-vh4g.

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