Authentication bypass via unescaped username query
Published Sep 11, 2023 · Updated Sep 26, 2024
SQL injection in AnythingLLM before 0.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass login authentication and access protected application data. The login handler interpolates the supplied username into the User.get SQL predicate without escaping it, allowing the query to select an existing user. The bypass is reachable only in multi-user mode and exposes protected data while permitting limited actions under the selected account.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in AnythingLLM before 0.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass login authentication and access protected application data. The login handler interpolates the supplied username into the User.get SQL predicate without escaping it, allowing the query to select an existing user. The bypass is reachable only in multi-user mode and exposes protected data while permitting limited actions under the selected account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-4898
- Published
- Sep 11, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 26, 2024
- Vendor
- Mintplex Labs
- Product
- AnythingLLM
- Classifications
- CWE-305, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 26, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <0.0.1
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <0.0.1
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Public exploit references
- huntr.dev authentication-bypass proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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