Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-57645

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 v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0040 61.1th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-57645 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 38.9% 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).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2024-57645 is a vulnerability in the qi_inst_state_free component of OpenLink Virtuoso OpenSource version 7.2.11. The issue allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition through crafted SQL statements. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) and is associated with CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command, or SQL Injection).

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and without requiring user interaction. Exploitation involves sending crafted SQL statements, resulting in high integrity impact as indicated by the CVSS metrics, despite the description framing it as a DoS.

The GitHub issue at https://github.com/openlink/virtuoso-opensource/issues/1197 provides additional details on the vulnerability, including potential mitigation steps or patches for affected Virtuoso deployments.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

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

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

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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Why these techniques?

Remote unauthenticated SQL injection in public-facing Virtuoso database server directly enables exploitation via T1190.

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

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-57636Same product: Openlinksw Virtuoso
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CVE-2024-57646Same product: Openlinksw Virtuoso
CVE-2024-57650Same product: Openlinksw Virtuoso
CVE-2024-57658Same product: Openlinksw Virtuoso
CVE-2024-57657Same product: Openlinksw Virtuoso
CVE-2024-57647Same product: Openlinksw Virtuoso
CVE-2024-57653Same product: Openlinksw Virtuoso
CVE-2024-57641Same product: Openlinksw Virtuoso
CVE-2024-57639Same product: Openlinksw Virtuoso

Affected Assets

openlinksw
virtuoso
7.2.11

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Timely identification, reporting, and patching of the specific flaw in the qi_inst_state_free component of Virtuoso v7.2.11 directly eliminates the SQL injection vulnerability enabling DoS.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validating SQL statement inputs against defined syntax and semantics prevents attackers from injecting crafted statements that trigger the qi_inst_state_free DoS condition.

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

Protecting against denial-of-service events limits the impact of crafted SQL statements exploiting the vulnerability, though it does not address the root SQL injection cause.

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