CVE-2023-26443 SQL injection in OX App Suite

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can inject SQL syntax into full-text autocomplete searches, potentially causing exceptions or escalating to malicious SQL injection.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-26443?

CVE-2023-26443 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in OX App Suite, published on 2 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Full-text autocomplete search allows user-provided SQL syntax to be injected to SQL statements. With existing sanitization in place, this can be abused to trigger benign SQL Exceptions but could potentially be escalated to a malicious SQL injection vulnerability. We now properly encode single quotes for SQL FULLTEXT queries. No publicly available exploits are known.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26443?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite Backend.

How do I fix CVE-2023-26443?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-26443 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-2023-26443 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26443 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c2rq-xcq6-frfg.

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