# CVE-2024-6438: Hitout Carsale OrderController.java sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in Hitout Carsale via the orderBy argument to read or modify database contents.

- **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:** 2 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gwjm-fmwv-xv6j

## What is CVE-2024-6438?

CVE-2024-6438 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Hitout Carsale, published on 2 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in Hitout Carsale 1.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file OrderController.java. The manipulation of the argument orderBy leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-270166 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6438?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hitout Carsale.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6438 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6438 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6438 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6438 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Hitout Carsale, published on 2 Jul 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-2024-6438 exists.

Affected product: Hitout Carsale. 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-2024-6438/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6438/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6438
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6438
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6438

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