# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9vqq-hghw-wh47

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4298?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2021-4298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2021-4298 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame Sipity. 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-2021-4298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4298/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4298
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4298
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-4298

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