Cyber Posture

CVE-2024-57649

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:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0031 53.8th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-57649 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 46.2% 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-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly remediates the specific SQL injection vulnerability in the qst_vec_set component of Virtuoso v7.2.11 by applying patches from the referenced GitHub issue.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Prevents exploitation of the SQL injection (CWE-89) by validating and sanitizing crafted SQL statements input to the qst_vec_set component.

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

Mitigates the DoS impact by implementing protections against resource exhaustion triggered by malicious SQL statements.

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 network-accessible DB component directly enables remote exploitation of public-facing app (T1190) and application-layer DoS via crafted input (T1499.004).

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

NVD Description

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

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2024-57649 is a vulnerability in the qst_vec_set component of OpenLink Virtuoso Open-Source version 7.2.11. It enables attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition through crafted SQL statements. The issue carries 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 linked to CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command, or SQL Injection). The CVE was published on 2025-01-14.

Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability without authentication or user interaction, as it is network-accessible with low attack complexity. Successful exploitation allows manipulation of data integrity (high impact), though the description emphasizes DoS effects, with no reported impacts on confidentiality or availability per the CVSS vector.

Mitigation details are available in the referenced GitHub issue at https://github.com/openlink/virtuoso-opensource/issues/1206.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Affected Products

openlinksw
virtuoso
7.2.11

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References