SQL injection in gst-plugins-bad1 (Alpine package)

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU33550

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.2 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5843

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. 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

gst-plugins-bad1 (Alpine package): 1.8.1-r0

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=630d0cc2c0cb13094fcb6e5b2309cc517da70188
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bca04acd0fb5dac825666421ee8beb3d74a80cd0

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.