CVE-2023-28437
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2023-28437 is a SQL injection vulnerability in Dataease open source data visualization tool caused by incomplete SQL injection blacklist protection. Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. All Dataease users running versions before 1.18.5 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Dataease
📦 What is this software?
Dataease by Dataease
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, privilege escalation, and potential remote code execution on the database server.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, data exfiltration, and potential data corruption through SQL injection attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and network segmentation in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities typically have low exploitation complexity, especially when blacklist-based protections are incomplete.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.18.5
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/dataease/dataease/security/advisories/GHSA-7j7j-9rw6-3r56
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Backup your Dataease instance and database. 2. Download version 1.18.5 from GitHub releases. 3. Stop the Dataease service. 4. Replace with patched version. 5. Restart the service. 6. Verify functionality.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
No official workarounds
allThe vendor states there are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate Dataease from sensitive systems
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with SQL injection protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Dataease version via web interface admin panel or by examining deployment files for version information.Check Version:
Check Dataease web interface admin panel or configuration files for version number.Verify Fix Applied:
Confirm version is 1.18.5 or later in admin panel and test SQL injection protection with safe test payloads.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL-like payloads
- Unexpected database errors in application logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, INSERT in parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns
SIEM Query:
source="dataease" AND (http_uri="*UNION*" OR http_uri="*SELECT*" OR http_uri="*INSERT*" OR http_uri="*DELETE*")🔗 References
- https://github.com/dataease/dataease/issues/4795
- https://github.com/dataease/dataease/releases/tag/v1.18.5
- https://github.com/dataease/dataease/security/advisories/GHSA-7j7j-9rw6-3r56
- https://github.com/dataease/dataease/issues/4795
- https://github.com/dataease/dataease/releases/tag/v1.18.5
- https://github.com/dataease/dataease/security/advisories/GHSA-7j7j-9rw6-3r56
