# CVE-2024-27941: SQL injection in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW

> Attackers can exploit unsanitized input to compromise the database in Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW systems.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **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 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qf48-wmxr-h59x

## What is CVE-2024-27941?

CVE-2024-27941 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW, published on 14 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (All versions < V5.5). The affected client systems do not properly sanitize input data before sending it to the SQL server. An attacker could use this vulnerability to compromise the whole database.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27941?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Ruggedcom Crossbow.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-27941?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27941 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-27941 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27941 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW

- [CVE-2024-27939](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27939/): File upload in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-37372](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37372/): SQL injection in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-27940](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27940/): SQL injection in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-27411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27411/): SQL injection in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-27463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27463/): SQL injection in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-27941 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-27941 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW, published on 14 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27941 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW. 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-2024-27941/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27941/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27941
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27941
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27941

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.