# CVE-2023-44284: SQL injection in PowerProtect DD

> A remote low-privileged attacker can execute SQL commands to gain unauthorized read access to application data in Dell PowerProtect DD.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 14 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jrpf-6vp7-r4m2

## What is CVE-2023-44284?

CVE-2023-44284 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect DD, published on 14 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell PowerProtect DD , versions prior to 7.13.0.10, LTS 7.7.5.25, LTS 7.10.1.15, 6.2.1.110 contain an SQL Injection vulnerability. A remote low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of certain SQL commands on the application's backend database causing unauthorized read access to application data.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44284?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Dell Apex Protection Storage, Dell Emc Data Domain Os, Dell Powerprotect Data Domain, Dell Powerprotect Data Domain Management Center, Dell Powerprotect Data Protection.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-44284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-44284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerProtect DD

- [CVE-2023-44286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44286/): Cross-site scripting in PowerProtect DD (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-44277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44277/): Command injection in PowerProtect DD (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-44285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44285/): Privilege escalation in PowerProtect DD (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-48667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48667/): Command injection in PowerProtect DD (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-44278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44278/): Path traversal in PowerProtect DD (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-44284 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-44284 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect DD, published on 14 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell PowerProtect DD. 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-2023-44284/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44284/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44284
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44284
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44284

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44284/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.