# CVE-2020-6114: SQL injection in Glacies IceHRM"

> An authenticated attacker can exploit SQL injection in IceHRM Admin Reports to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8xc2-4q5w-c7h3

## What is CVE-2020-6114?

CVE-2020-6114 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Glacies IceHRM", published on 10 Jul 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An exploitable SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Admin Reports functionality of Glacies IceHRM v26.6.0.OS (Commit bb274de1751ffb9d09482fd2538f9950a94c510a) . A specially crafted HTTP request can cause SQL injection. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6114?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Icehrm Icehrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-6114?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6114 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-6114 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Glacies IceHRM"

- [CVE-2021-38823](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38823/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-34244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34244/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-9270](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9270/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-12420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12420/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-26588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26588/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-6114 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-6114 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Glacies IceHRM", published on 10 Jul 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Glacies IceHRM". 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-2020-6114/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6114/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6114
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6114
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-6114

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