CVE-2021-43766 SQL injection in Odyssey
A man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries during connection establishment when certificate Common Name authentication is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-43766?
CVE-2021-43766 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Odyssey, published on 25 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Odyssey passes to server unencrypted bytes from man-in-the-middle When Odyssey is configured to use certificate Common Name for client authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption. This is similar to CVE-2021-23214 for PostgreSQL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43766?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Odyssey Project Odyssey.
How do I fix CVE-2021-43766?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43766 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-2021-43766 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43766 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-946v-j885-6j5f.