# CVE-2024-47849: Backticks can allow the usage of not-allowed SQL functions

> Attackers can inject SQL commands via backticks in the MediaWiki Cargo extension, potentially reading or modifying database content.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 7 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q7xp-xjgh-vpm7

## What is CVE-2024-47849?

CVE-2024-47849 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo, published on 5 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Mediawiki - Cargo: from 3.6.X before 3.6.1.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47849?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mediawiki Cargo.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-47849?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-47849 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-47849 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo

- [CVE-2026-14363](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14363/): Cargo Extension: SQLi in Special:Drilldown (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-58519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58519/): Stored XSS through Cargo's map format (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-58521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58521/): SQLi in Cargo extension via year range filter (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-47846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47846/): Special:DeleteCargoTable and Special:SwitchCargoTable have no CSRF protection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-47847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47847/): Various XSSes found in Cargo (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-47849 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-47849 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo, published on 5 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-47849 exists.

Affected product: The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo. 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-2024-47849/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47849/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47849
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47849
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-47849

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47849/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.