CVE-2023-22378 Authenticated Blind SQL Injection on sorting in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.2
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary SQL statements via the sorting parameter to extract or modify database information in Nozomi Networks Guardian and CMC.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-22378?
CVE-2023-22378 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Nozomi Networks CMC, published on 9 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A blind SQL Injection vulnerability in Nozomi Networks Guardian and CMC, due to improper input validation in the sorting parameter, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements on the DBMS used by the web application.
Authenticated users may be able to extract arbitrary information from the DBMS in an uncontrolled way, alter its structure and data, and/or affect its availability.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22378?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nozominetworks Cmc, Nozominetworks Guardian.
How do I fix CVE-2023-22378?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22378 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-2023-22378 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22378 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nozomi Networks CMC
- CVE-2023-29245 SQL Injection on IDS parsing of malformed asset fields in Guardian/CMC >= 22.6.0 before 22.6.3 and 23.1.0
- CVE-2026-31984 DoS through oversized audit log entries in Guardian/CMC before 26.2.0
- CVE-2023-2567 Authenticated SQL Injection on Query functionality in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.3 and 23.1.0
- CVE-2023-23574 Authenticated Blind SQL Injection on alerts count in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.2
- CVE-2022-4259 Authenticated SQL Injection on Alerts in Guardian/CMC before 22.5.2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-84pw-hw22-9v6h.