CVE-2021-28970Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Database disclosure via unsanitized email search parameter

Published Apr 1, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

SQL injection in FireEye eMPS 9.0.1.923211 on EX 3500 devices allows remote authenticated users to read database data via email search. The Central Management WebGUI passes the user-controlled job_id search parameter into PostgreSQL queries without sanitization, enabling boolean- and time-based blind extraction. A low-privileged monitor session is sufficient; queries run as the non-admin database user webui, and testing found only read access, not stacked-query writes.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in FireEye eMPS 9.0.1.923211 on EX 3500 devices allows remote authenticated users to read database data via email search. The Central Management WebGUI passes the user-controlled job_id search parameter into PostgreSQL queries without sanitization, enabling boolean- and time-based blind extraction. A low-privileged monitor session is sufficient; queries run as the non-admin database user webui, and testing found only read access, not stacked-query writes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-28970
Published
Apr 1, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-89, T1213.006
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 1, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

4.0NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1213.006Databases

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