# CVE-2021-22859: EIC e-document system - SQL Injection

> Remote attackers can inject SQL syntax into the EIC e-document system to execute arbitrary commands and access data without privileges.

- **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:** 17 Mar 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x9wv-c8jw-pvg5

## What is CVE-2021-22859?

CVE-2021-22859 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Excellent Infotek Corporation e-document system, published on 17 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The users’ data querying function of EIC e-document system does not filter the special characters which resulted in remote attackers can inject SQL syntax and execute arbitrary commands without privilege.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22859?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eic E-Document System.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-22859?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22859 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-22859 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Excellent Infotek Corporation e-document system

- [CVE-2021-22860](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22860/): EIC e-document system - Broken Authentication (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-34683](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34683/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-22859 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-22859 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Excellent Infotek Corporation e-document system, published on 17 Mar 2021. 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-2021-22859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Excellent Infotek Corporation e-document system. 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-2021-22859/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22859/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22859
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22859
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22859

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22859/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.