# CVE-2020-5659: SQL injection in XooNIps

> Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands in XooNIps, potentially compromising database integrity and confidentiality.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Nov 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q9gf-vxw3-f7xp

## What is CVE-2020-5659?

CVE-2020-5659 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Neuroinformatics Unit, Integrative Computational Brain Science Collaboration Division, RIKEN Center for Brain Science XooNIps, published on 16 Nov 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in the XooNIps 3.49 and earlier allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5659?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Riken Xoonips.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5659?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5659 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5659 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Neuroinformatics Unit, Integrative Computational Brain Science Collaboration Division, RIKEN Center for Brain Science XooNIps

- [CVE-2020-5664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5664/): Deserialization in XooNIps (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-5624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5624/): SQL injection in XooNIps (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-5625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5625/): Cross-site scripting in XooNIps (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2020-5662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5662/): Cross-site scripting in XooNIps (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2020-5663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5663/): Cross-site scripting in XooNIps (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5659 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5659 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Neuroinformatics Unit, Integrative Computational Brain Science Collaboration Division, RIKEN Center for Brain Science XooNIps, published on 16 Nov 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Neuroinformatics Unit, Integrative Computational Brain Science Collaboration Division, RIKEN Center for Brain Science XooNIps. 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-2020-5659/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5659/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5659
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5659
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5659

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