Cyber Posture

CVE-2024-57642

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 0.0029 52.3th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-57642 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 47.7% 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 attacks by validating and sanitizing crafted SQL statement inputs to the dfe_inx_op_col_def_table component.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Addresses the specific flaw in OpenLink Virtuoso v7.2.11 through timely remediation, patching, and updates as referenced in the GitHub issue.

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

Mitigates the DoS impact from remote unauthenticated crafted SQL statements by implementing boundary 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 unauthenticated exploitation causing application DoS via crafted input.

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

NVD Description

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

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2024-57642 affects the dfe_inx_op_col_def_table component in OpenLink Virtuoso OpenSource version 7.2.11. The vulnerability enables attackers to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) condition through 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 high-impact availability disruption potential via network access with low complexity and no privileges required.

Remote attackers without authentication can exploit the flaw by submitting malicious SQL statements to the vulnerable component, causing the service to become unavailable. Exploitation results solely in a DoS, with no impact on confidentiality or integrity.

Mitigation details are available in the referenced GitHub issue at https://github.com/openlink/virtuoso-opensource/issues/1191.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Affected Products

openlinksw
virtuoso
7.2.11

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