# CVE-2020-13588: SQL injection in Rukovoditel

> Authenticated attackers can execute SQL commands via the heading_field_id parameter in Rukovoditel, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3pjp-qf45-hph3

## What is CVE-2020-13588?

CVE-2020-13588 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel, published on 17 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An exploitable SQL injection vulnerability exists in the ‘entities/fields’ page of the Rukovoditel Project Management App 2.7.2. The heading_field_id parameter in ‘‘entities/fields’ page is vulnerable to authenticated SQL injection. An attacker can make authenticated HTTP requests to trigger this vulnerability, this can be done either with administrator credentials or through cross-site request forgery.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13588?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rukovoditel Rukovoditel.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-13588?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-13588 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel

- [CVE-2022-48175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48175/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44945](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44945/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-43168](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43168/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11817](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11817/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11812/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-13588 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-13588 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel, published on 17 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rukovoditel Rukovoditel. 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-2020-13588/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13588/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13588
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13588
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-13588

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13588/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.