SQL injection in IBM Db2

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU64634

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22389

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 user 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 and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM DB2: 9.7 - 11.5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_db2:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_db2:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6598047

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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