Database read, modification, and deletion via SQL injection
Published Mar 27, 2023 · Updated Feb 19, 2025
SQL injection in the mail query function in HGiga MailSherlock 4.5 through build 167 allows remote authenticated users to alter its database. The function passes user-controlled query parameters to SQL processing without validation, allowing injected statements to read, modify, or delete stored mail data. Administrator privileges are required, and successful exploitation can compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of archived email records.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in the mail query function in HGiga MailSherlock 4.5 through build 167 allows remote authenticated users to alter its database. The function passes user-controlled query parameters to SQL processing without validation, allowing injected statements to read, modify, or delete stored mail data. Administrator privileges are required, and successful exploitation can compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of archived email records.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-24840
- Published
- Mar 27, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 19, 2025
- Vendor
- HGiga
- Product
- MailSherlock
- Classifications
- CWE-89
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=iSherlock-query-4.5 <=iSherlock-query-4.5-167
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