CVE-2021-43609
Published: 09 November 2023
Summary
CVE-2021-43609 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Spiceworks Help Desk Server. Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 11.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-30523
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in Spiceworks Help Desk Server before 1.3.3. A Blind Boolean SQL injection vulnerability within the order_by_for_ticket function in app/models/reporting/database_query.rb allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter. This can be leveraged…
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to leak local files from the host system, leading to remote code execution (RCE) through deserialization of malicious data.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.