# CVE-2021-31869: Pimcore AdminBundle 'specificID' SQL Injection

> Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the specificID parameter in Pimcore AdminBundle, potentially accessing or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 4 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-84qf-j5p4-2cph

## What is CVE-2021-31869?

CVE-2021-31869 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Pimcore Pimcore, published on 4 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Pimcore AdminBundle version 6.8.0 and earlier suffers from a SQL injection issue in the specificID variable used by the application. This issue was fixed in version 6.9.4 of the product.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-31869?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pimcore Pimcore.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-31869?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-31869 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-31869 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-31869 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Pimcore Pimcore

- [CVE-2022-39365](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39365/): RCE vulnerability in Pimcore/Mail & Dynamic Text Layout (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-18981](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18981/): Pimcore Access Control Issues (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-18985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18985/): Pimcore 2FA Vulnerable to Brute Forcing (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-23492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23492/): Pimcore has a Blind SQL Injection in Admin Search Find API due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-30848 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47637/): SQL Injection in Admin Grid Filter API in Pimcore (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-31869 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-31869 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Pimcore Pimcore, published on 4 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-31869 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Pimcore Pimcore. 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-2021-31869/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31869/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-31869
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31869
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31869

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31869/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.