# CVE-2020-7577: SQL injection in Camstar Enterprise Platform

> An authenticated user can perform SQL injection to read or modify application data in Siemens Camstar and Opcenter platforms.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **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:** 14 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jv3p-j4h6-73qw

## What is CVE-2020-7577?

CVE-2020-7577 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Siemens Camstar Enterprise Platform, published on 14 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Camstar Enterprise Platform (All versions), Opcenter Execution Core (All versions < V8.2). Through the use of several vulnerable fields of the application, an authenticated user could perform an SQL Injection attack by passing a modified SQL query downstream to the back-end server. The exploit of this vulnerability could be used to read, and potentially modify application data to which the user has access to.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7577?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Opcenter Execution Core.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-7577?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7577 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-7577 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens Camstar Enterprise Platform

- [CVE-2020-7578](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7578/): Missing authorization in Camstar Enterprise Platform (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2020-28390](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28390/): Information disclosure in Opcenter Execution Core (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2020-7576](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7576/): Cross-site scripting in Camstar Enterprise Platform (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7577 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-7577 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Siemens Camstar Enterprise Platform, published on 14 Jul 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-2020-7577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens Camstar Enterprise Platform. 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-2020-7577/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7577/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7577
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7577
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7577

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7577/
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