CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2016-8928 — IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud is vulnerable to SQL injection

High CVSS 7.6

IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.6 (3.0)
Published
2017-02-01
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-89

Affected products

  • ibm / kenexa_lms / 4.1
  • ibm / kenexa_lms / 4.2
  • ibm / kenexa_lms / 4.2.2
  • ibm / kenexa_lms / 4.2.3
  • ibm / kenexa_lms / 4.2.4
  • ibm / kenexa_lms / 5.0

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Matched remediation archetype

SQL and data-query injection

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Check exposure

  • Trace request, message, file, and stored values into SQL, ORM query fragments, filters, sort expressions, and other data-query languages.
  • Inventory database roles, reachable schemas, multi-tenant boundaries, and whether stacked or administrative operations are enabled.
  • Check both direct queries and second-order use of previously stored values.

Remediate safely

  • Use parameterized queries or safe query builders for all values; map identifiers and operators through explicit allowlists.
  • Remove raw query concatenation and give the application account only the tables and operations it requires.
  • Update affected data-access components and add regression tests for query structure preservation with inert edge-case inputs.

Authoritative sources

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