# CVE-2024-32872: Umbraco Workflow's Backoffice users can execute arbitrary SQL

> Authenticated Backoffice users can execute arbitrary SQL queries via a vulnerable API endpoint in the Umbraco Workflow plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh

## What is CVE-2024-32872?

CVE-2024-32872 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Umbraco.Workflow.Issues, published on 24 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Umbraco workflow provides workflows for the Umbraco content management system. Prior to versions 10.3.9, 12.2.6, and 13.0.6, an Umbraco Backoffice user can modify requests to a particular API endpoint to include SQL, which will be executed by the server. Umbraco Workflow versions 10.3.9, 12.2.6, 13.0.6, as well as Umbraco Plumber version 10.1.2, contain a patch for this issue.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32872?

8 open source packages ship an affected version, including Umbraco.Workflow and Plumber.Workflow.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `Umbraco.Workflow` | NuGet | All versions | 10.3.9 |
| `Umbraco.Workflow` | NuGet | All versions | 10.3.9 |
| `Umbraco.Workflow` | NuGet | From 11.0.0-rc1 | 12.2.6 |
| `Umbraco.Workflow` | NuGet | From 11.0.0-rc1 | 12.2.6 |
| `Umbraco.Workflow` | NuGet | From 13.0.0-rc1 | 13.0.6 |
| `Umbraco.Workflow` | NuGet | From 13.0.0-rc1 | 13.0.6 |
| `Plumber.Workflow` | NuGet | All versions | 10.1.2 |
| `Plumber.Workflow` | NuGet | All versions | 10.1.2 |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-32872?

Upgrade Umbraco.Workflow to a fixed version for your release line: 10.3.9, 12.2.6 or 13.0.6.

## Is CVE-2024-32872 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32872 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-32872 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-32872 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Umbraco.Workflow.Issues, published on 24 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32872 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 10.3.9
- Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 10.3.9
- Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet): affected from 11.0.0-rc1; fixed in 12.2.6
- Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet): affected from 11.0.0-rc1; fixed in 12.2.6
- Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet): affected from 13.0.0-rc1; fixed in 13.0.6
- Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet): affected from 13.0.0-rc1; fixed in 13.0.6
- Plumber.Workflow (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 10.1.2
- Plumber.Workflow (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 10.1.2

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-2024-32872/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32872/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32872
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32872
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-32872

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32872/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.