CVE-2019-18890 SQL injection in n/a

What is CVE-2019-18890?

CVE-2019-18890 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A SQL injection vulnerability in Redmine through 3.2.9 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10 allows Redmine users to access protected information via a crafted object query.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18890?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Redmine Redmine.

How do I fix CVE-2019-18890?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2019-18890 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-18890, GHSA-79wp-q4g4-2m5r, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18890.