CVE-2024-44546
📋 TL;DR
PowerJob versions 3.20 and above contain a SQL injection vulnerability in the version parameter that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. This affects all deployments using vulnerable versions of PowerJob, potentially exposing sensitive data and system control.
💻 Affected Systems
- PowerJob
📦 What is this software?
Powerjob by Powerjob
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data manipulation, privilege escalation, and potential remote code execution through database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access and extraction of sensitive information from the PowerJob database, including credentials, job configurations, and execution logs.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only allowing data viewing without modification.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection via version parameter is straightforward to exploit with publicly available proof-of-concept.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check latest PowerJob release for fix
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/PowerJob/PowerJob
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Update PowerJob to latest patched version. 2. Restart PowerJob services. 3. Verify version update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allImplement strict input validation for version parameter to allow only alphanumeric characters
Implement parameterized queries or input sanitization in code
Database Permission Restriction
allLimit database user permissions to read-only for PowerJob application
ALTER USER powerjob_user WITH NOSUPERUSER NOCREATEDB NOCREATEROLE;
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns in version parameter
- Isolate PowerJob instances behind network segmentation with strict access controls
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check PowerJob version - if >= 3.20 and not patched, system is vulnerableCheck Version:
Check PowerJob application logs or configuration for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify PowerJob version is updated beyond vulnerable range and test version parameter with SQL injection attempts📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts via PowerJob
- Unexpected database operations
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests to PowerJob endpoints
- Unusual database connection patterns
SIEM Query:
source="powerjob" AND ("version=" AND ("' OR", "--", "UNION", "SELECT"))