Multiple vulnerabilities in Umbraco CMS

Published: 2017-03-03 | Updated: 2021-01-20

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-13957 CVE-2015-8814
CWE-ID	CWE-89 CWE-352
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Umbraco CMS Web applications / CMS
Vendor	Umbraco

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU35195

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13957

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the nodeName parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Umbraco CMS: 7.3.8

External links

http://gist.github.com/shiham101/d1de44d1dcf2c33d401ef2f8cbb04f9f
http://our.umbraco.com/download/releases/738/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU39588

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8814

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)