# CVE-2021-41148: The update of the CI job targeted by a widget is vulnerable to blind SQL injections

> An attacker can execute arbitrary SQL queries via a CI widget on their personal dashboard in Tuleap Open ALM.

- **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:** 15 Oct 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024

## What is CVE-2021-41148?

CVE-2021-41148 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Enalean Tuleap, published on 15 Oct 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Tuleap Open ALM is a libre and open source tool for end to end traceability of application and system developments. Prior to version 11.16.99.173 of Community Edition and versions 11.16-6 and 11.15-8 of Enterprise Edition, an attacker with the ability to add one the CI widget to its personal dashboard could execute arbitrary SQL queries. Tuleap Community Edition 11.16.99.173, Tuleap Enterprise Edition 11.16-6, and Tuleap Enterprise Edition 11.15-8 contain a patch for this issue.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41148?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Enalean Tuleap.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-41148?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41148 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-41148 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41148 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Enalean Tuleap

- [CVE-2018-17298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17298/): Business logic in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-7538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7538/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-7178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7178/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2021-43806](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43806/): SQL injection in Tuleap (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-41154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41154/): SQL injection in the "SVN core" commits browser (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-41148 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-41148 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Enalean Tuleap, published on 15 Oct 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41148 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Enalean Tuleap. 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-2021-41148/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41148/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-41148
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41148
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-41148

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41148/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.