CVE-2021-39179Network attack vector

Arbitrary SQL execution via unescaped assignedUsers filters

Published Oct 29, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

SQL injection in the Tracker API in DHIS2 Core 2.32 through 2.36 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands. The affected assignedUsers and escapeSql handling fails to neutralize attacker-controlled SQL syntax before constructing Tracker queries. A logged-in DHIS2 account and deliberate requests to the affected endpoints are required; successful exploitation permits reading, editing, and deleting instance data.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.92%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in the Tracker API in DHIS2 Core 2.32 through 2.36 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands. The affected assignedUsers and escapeSql handling fails to neutralize attacker-controlled SQL syntax before constructing Tracker queries. A logged-in DHIS2 account and deliberate requests to the affected endpoints are required; successful exploitation permits reading, editing, and deleting instance data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-39179
Published
Oct 29, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
DHIS2
Product
DHIS2 Core
Classifications
CWE-89, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 29, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion== 2.32
  2. Affected versionversion== 2.33
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 2.34.0, < 2.34.7
  4. Affected versionversion=>= 2.34.0, < 2.35.7
  5. Affected versionversion=>= 2.36.0, < 2.36.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

DHIS2 · DHIS2 Coreversion== 2.32; version== 2.33; version=>= 2.34.0, < 2.34.7; version=>= 2.34.0, < 2.35.7; version=>= 2.36.0, < 2.36.4

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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