# CVE-2024-12480: cjbi wetech-cms TopicDao.java searchTopic sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in wetech-cms to read or modify database contents via the searchTopic function.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA: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:** 11 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4m3c-vp5f-8qxg

## What is CVE-2024-12480?

CVE-2024-12480 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in cjbi wetech-cms, published on 11 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in cjbi wetech-cms 1.0/1.1/1.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function searchTopic of the file wetech-cms-master\wetech-core\src\main\java\tech\wetech\cms\dao\TopicDao.java. The manipulation of the argument con leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12480?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cjbi Wetech-Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-12480?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12480 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-12480 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12480 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in cjbi wetech-cms

- [CVE-2024-12479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12479/): cjbi wetech-cms TopicDao.java searchTopicByKeyword sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-12481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12481/): cjbi wetech-cms UserDao.java findUser sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-12482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12482/): cjbi wetech-cms Database Backup BackupFileUtil.java backup path traversal (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-12480 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-12480 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in cjbi wetech-cms, published on 11 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12480 exists.

Affected product: cjbi wetech-cms. 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-2024-12480/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12480/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12480
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12480
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12480

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12480/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.