CVE-2021-4298 SQL injection in Sipity
An attacker can perform SQL injection in Sipity via the search criteria parameter, potentially reading or modifying database contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-4298?
CVE-2021-4298 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame Sipity, published on 2 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame Sipity. This affects the function SearchCriteriaForWorksParameter of the file app/parameters/sipity/parameters/search_criteria_for_works_parameter.rb. The manipulation leads to sql injection. Upgrading to version 2021.8 is able to address this issue. The patch is named d1704c7363b899ffce65be03a796a0ee5fdbfbdc. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217179.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4298?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nd Sipity.
How do I fix CVE-2021-4298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-4298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2021-4298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9vqq-hghw-wh47.