CVE-2020-25132 SQL injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An attacker can bypass authentication and inject SQL via malformed array parameters in the Cookie header, gaining unauthorized access to the application.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-25132?

CVE-2020-25132 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Observium Professional, Enterprise & Community 20.8.10631. It is vulnerable to SQL Injection due to the fact that it is possible to inject malicious SQL statements in malformed parameter types. Sending the improper variable type Array allows a bypass of core SQL Injection sanitization. Users are able to inject malicious statements in multiple functions. This vulnerability leads to full authentication bypass: any unauthorized user with access to the application is able to exploit this vulnerability. This can occur via the Cookie header to the default URI, within includes/authenticate.inc.php.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25132?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Observium Observium.

How do I fix CVE-2020-25132?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25132 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-2020-25132 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25132 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fm6v-5q4c-8xxp.

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