# CVE-2020-24673: SQL Injection in Symphony Plus

> Attackers can exploit SQL injection in ABB Symphony Plus to read, modify, or delete database data and potentially execute OS commands.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Dec 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vmcm-jg37-m6m9

## What is CVE-2020-24673?

CVE-2020-24673 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian, published on 22 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In S+ Operations and S+ Historian, a successful SQL injection exploit can read sensitive data from the database, modify database data (Insert/Update/Delete), execute administration operations on the database (such as shutdown the DBMS), recover the content of a given file present on the DBMS file system and in some cases issue commands to the operating system. This can lead to a loss of confidentiality and data integrity or even affect the product behavior and its availability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24673?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Abb Symphony \+ Historian, Abb Symphony \+ Operations.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-24673?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24673 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-24673 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24673 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian

- [CVE-2020-24675](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24675/): Weak Authentication in Symphony Plus (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-24683](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24683/): Authentication Bypass in Symphony Plus (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-24674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24674/): Improper Authorization in Symphony Plus (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-24677](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24677/): Insecure Web Service in Symphony Plus (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-24678](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24678/): Potential Privilege Escalation in Symphony Plus (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-24673 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-24673 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian, published on 22 Dec 2020. 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-2020-24673 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian. 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-2020-24673/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24673/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24673
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24673
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24673

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24673/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.