# CVE-2021-43806: SQL injection in Tuleap

> Authenticated users can execute arbitrary SQL queries in Tuleap if CVS repositories are active, allowing data access or modification.

- **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 Dec 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024

## What is CVE-2021-43806?

CVE-2021-43806 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Enalean Tuleap, published on 15 Dec 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Tuleap is a Libre and Open Source tool for end to end traceability of application and system developments. In affected versions Tuleap does not sanitize properly user settings when constructing the SQL query to browse and search commits in the CVS repositories. A authenticated malicious user with read access to a CVS repository could execute arbitrary SQL queries. Tuleap instances without an active CVS repositories are not impacted. The following versions contain the fix: Tuleap Community Edition 13.2.99.155, Tuleap Enterprise Edition 13.1-7, and Tuleap Enterprise Edition 13.2-6.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43806?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Enalean Tuleap.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-43806?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43806 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-43806 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43806 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-2021-41154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41154/): SQL injection in the "SVN core" commits browser (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-41155](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41155/): SQL injection in CVS revisions browser (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-43806 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-43806 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Enalean Tuleap, published on 15 Dec 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-2021-43806 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-2021-43806/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43806/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43806
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43806
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43806

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43806/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.