# CVE-2020-25147: SQL injection in n/a

> Attackers can inject malicious SQL via malformed username parameters in Observium, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **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:** 25 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3cc3-r774-p8q6

## What is CVE-2020-25147?

CVE-2020-25147 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. This can occur via username[0] to the default URI, because of includes/authenticate.inc.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25147?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Observium Observium.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-25147?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25147 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-25147 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25147 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-25132](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25132/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-25133](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25133/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-25134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25134/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-25136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25136/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-25143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25143/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-25147 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-25147 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25147 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2020-25147/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25147/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25147
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25147
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25147

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25147/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.