CVE-2024-46535

9.8 CRITICAL

📋 TL;DR

Jepaas v7.2.8 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the orderSQL parameter at /homePortal/loadUserMsg endpoint. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. All users running Jepaas v7.2.8 are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Jepaas
Versions: v7.2.8
Operating Systems: All platforms running Jepaas
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: All installations of Jepaas v7.2.8 with the homePortal module enabled are vulnerable.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, and potential remote code execution on the database server.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized data access, data exfiltration, and potential privilege escalation within the application.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries in place.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - The vulnerable endpoint is accessible via web interface, making internet-facing instances immediately vulnerable.
🏢 Internal Only: HIGH - Even internal instances are vulnerable to insider threats or compromised internal accounts.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: LOW

SQL injection via orderSQL parameter requires authentication but is straightforward to exploit once authenticated.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Unknown

Vendor Advisory: https://gitee.com/ketr/jepaas-release/issues/IAPJ8H?from=project-issue

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch available. Monitor the Gitee repository for updates and apply when available.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Input Validation Filter

all

Implement server-side validation to reject malicious SQL characters in orderSQL parameter

Implement regex filter: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_,\s]+$ for orderSQL parameter

WAF Rule

all

Deploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns

Add WAF rule to block requests containing SQL keywords in orderSQL parameter

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Disable or restrict access to /homePortal/loadUserMsg endpoint
  • Implement network segmentation to isolate Jepaas database from other systems

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Test the /homePortal/loadUserMsg endpoint with SQL injection payloads in orderSQL parameter

Check Version:

Check Jepaas version in application settings or configuration files

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return error messages

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual SQL queries in database logs
  • Multiple failed login attempts followed by SQL injection patterns

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests to /homePortal/loadUserMsg with SQL keywords in parameters

SIEM Query:

source="web_logs" AND uri="/homePortal/loadUserMsg" AND (param="orderSQL" AND value CONTAINS "UNION" OR value CONTAINS "SELECT" OR value CONTAINS "--")

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