Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-49546

HighPublic PoC

Published: 05 March 2024

Published
05 March 2024
Modified
28 March 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0051 66.8th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-49546 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Oretnom23 Customer Support System. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Local Account (T1087.001); ranked in the top 33.2% 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

Vulnerability details

Customer Support System v1 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the email parameter at /customer_support/ajax.php.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1087.001 Local Account Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of local system accounts.
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T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
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T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
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Why these techniques?

The SQL injection vulnerability in the email parameter during staff save operation allows arbitrary SQL queries against the backend MySQL database, facilitating local account discovery via user/staff tables, exploitation for credential access (e.g., dumping password hashes), and collection of data from databases.

Affected Assets

oretnom23
customer support system
1.0

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.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References