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
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary SQL statements via malicious network packets, potentially extracting or modifying database information in Nozomi Networks Guardian and CMC.
- 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-2023-29245?
CVE-2023-29245 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Nozomi Networks CMC, published on 19 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A SQL Injection vulnerability in Nozomi Networks Guardian and CMC, due to improper input validation in certain fields used in the Asset Intelligence functionality of our IDS, may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements on the DBMS used by the web application by sending specially crafted malicious network packets.
Malicious users with extensive knowledge on the underlying system 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-2023-29245?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nozominetworks Cmc, Nozominetworks Guardian.
How do I fix CVE-2023-29245?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29245 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-2023-29245 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29245 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nozomi Networks CMC
- 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-2023-22378 Authenticated Blind SQL Injection on sorting in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.2
- 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-86j7-6frw-pfwj.