# CVE-2020-3154: Cisco Cloud Web Security SQL Injection Vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary SQL queries in Cisco Cloud Web Security to read or modify database values.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 15 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-555v-24ph-xqcc

## What is CVE-2020-3154?

CVE-2020-3154 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Cisco Cloud Web Security, published on 19 Feb 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco Cloud Web Security (CWS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries. The vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface improperly validates SQL values. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability sending malicious requests to the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to modify values on or return values from the underlying database.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3154?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Cloud Web Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-3154?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3154 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-3154 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Cloud Web Security

- [CVE-2015-0689](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0689/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-0674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0674/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-3154 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-3154 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Cisco Cloud Web Security, published on 19 Feb 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Cloud Web Security. 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-2020-3154/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3154/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-3154
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3154
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-3154

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3154/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.