9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-4298
Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame Sipity SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame Sipity. This affects the function SearchCriteriaForWorksParameter of the file app/parameters/sipity/parameters/search_criteria_for_works_parameter.rb. The manipulation leads to sql injection. Upgrading to version 2021.8 is able to address this issue. The patch is named d1704c7363b899ffce65be03a796a0ee5fdbfbdc. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217179.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 2, 2023, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nd sipity
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-4298.

URL Resource
https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/commit/d1704c7363b899ffce65be03a796a0ee5fdbfbdc Patch
https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/releases/tag/v2021.8 Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217179 Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217179 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/commit/d1704c7363b899ffce65be03a796a0ee5fdbfbdc Patch
https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/releases/tag/v2021.8 Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217179 Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217179 Third Party Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/commit/d1704c7363b899ffce65be03a796a0ee5fdbfbdc
    Added Reference https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/releases/tag/v2021.8
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217179
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.217179
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/commit/d1704c7363b899ffce65be03a796a0ee5fdbfbdc Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/commit/d1704c7363b899ffce65be03a796a0ee5fdbfbdc Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/releases/tag/v2021.8 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/releases/tag/v2021.8 Release Notes
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 VulDB AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CVSS V3.1 VulDB AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame Sipity. This affects the function SearchCriteriaForWorksParameter of the file app/parameters/sipity/parameters/search_criteria_for_works_parameter.rb. The manipulation leads to sql injection. Upgrading to version 2021.8 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is d1704c7363b899ffce65be03a796a0ee5fdbfbdc. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217179. A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame Sipity. This affects the function SearchCriteriaForWorksParameter of the file app/parameters/sipity/parameters/search_criteria_for_works_parameter.rb. The manipulation leads to sql injection. Upgrading to version 2021.8 is able to address this issue. The patch is named d1704c7363b899ffce65be03a796a0ee5fdbfbdc. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217179.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/commit/d1704c7363b899ffce65be03a796a0ee5fdbfbdc No Types Assigned https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/commit/d1704c7363b899ffce65be03a796a0ee5fdbfbdc Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/releases/tag/v2021.8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ndlib/sipity/releases/tag/v2021.8 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217179 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217179 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?id.217179 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?id.217179 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nd:sipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2021.8
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} -0.08%

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0.14438

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