# CVE-2024-53678: Apache VCL: SQL injection vulnerability in New Block Allocation form

> Attackers can modify SQL queries in the New Block Allocation form to potentially access data, though returned data is not directly viewable.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/RE:M`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 31 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fwrx-wppx-25wm

## What is CVE-2024-53678?

CVE-2024-53678 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Apache VCL, published on 25 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Apache VCL. Users can modify form data submitted when requesting a new Block Allocation such that a SELECT SQL statement is modified. The data returned by the SELECT statement is not viewable by the attacker.

This issue affects all versions of Apache VCL from 2.2 through 2.5.1.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.5.2, which fixes the issue.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53678?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apache Vcl.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53678?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53678 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-53678 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apache VCL

- [CVE-2013-0267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0267/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-53679](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53679/): Apache VCL: XSS vulnerability in User Lookup impacting user privileges (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53678 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53678 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Apache VCL, published on 25 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apache VCL. 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-2024-53678/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53678/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53678
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53678
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53678

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53678/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.