Cyber Posture

CVE-2024-57637

HighPublic PoC

Published: 14 January 2025

Published
14 January 2025
Modified
17 April 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0038 59.4th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-57637 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Openlinksw Virtuoso. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 40.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) and 1 other technique. What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.
Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly prevents SQL injection exploitation in the dfe_unit_gb_dependant component by validating crafted SQL statement inputs.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Remediates the specific flaw in OpenLink Virtuoso v7.2.11 through timely patching as detailed in the referenced GitHub issue.

SC-5 Denial-of-service Protection partial match
prevent

Limits the impact of DoS caused by resource exhaustion from malicious SQL statements through denial-of-service protections.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
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Why these techniques?

SQL injection in public-facing DB component directly enables remote exploitation (T1190) resulting in application DoS via crafted input (T1499.004).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

An issue in the dfe_unit_gb_dependant component of openlink virtuoso-opensource v7.2.11 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted SQL statements.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2024-57637 affects the dfe_unit_gb_dependant component in OpenLink Virtuoso Open-Source version 7.2.11. The vulnerability enables attackers to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) condition by sending crafted SQL statements. Classified under CWE-89 (SQL Injection), it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), highlighting its network-accessible nature with low complexity, no required privileges or user interaction, and high impact on availability.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this flaw by submitting malicious SQL statements to the vulnerable component, resulting in a DoS that disrupts service availability, potentially causing server crashes or resource exhaustion.

Mitigation details are available in the GitHub issue tracker at https://github.com/openlink/virtuoso-opensource/issues/1192.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Affected Products

openlinksw
virtuoso
7.2.11

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