SQL injection in sqlite (Alpine package)

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU17162

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20346

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 in the SQLite component. A remote attacker can send a specially 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

sqlite (Alpine package): 3.20.1-r2 - 3.24.0-r0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:sqlite_alpine_package:3.20.1-r2:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.5
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:sqlite_alpine_package:3.21.0-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.6
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:sqlite_alpine_package:3.21.0-r1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.6

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1833ad9258bf53ebd1f42ccecc5bbf2696c7e19a
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=51ab60d31c1eff2862124c023ad3afdac2298042
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=63ebe94564a865e66f3ee37fa683ce8edd3d19c6
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=91728ec7bae0fc5f0a2669ad3d8edcdb8f37e4ac

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.