What is CVE-2021-43609?

CVE-2021-43609 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Spiceworks Help Desk Server, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-43609?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-43609 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Spiceworks Help Desk Server

CVE-2021-43609

An issue was discovered in Spiceworks Help Desk Server before 1.3.3. A Blind Boolean SQL injection vulnerability within the order_by_for_ticket function in app/models/reporting/database_query.rb allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter. This can be leveraged to leak local files from the host system, leading to remote code execution (RCE) through deserialization of malicious data.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.020 (79.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Spiceworks Help_desk_server
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43609?: CVE-2021-43609 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Spiceworks Help Desk Server, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-43609?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-43609 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.