CVE-2025-57140
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-57140 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in rsbi-pom 4.7 that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the /bi/service/model/DatasetService endpoint. This affects all deployments using the vulnerable version of rsbi-pom, potentially exposing database contents and enabling data manipulation or exfiltration.
💻 Affected Systems
- rsbi-pom
📦 What is this software?
Ruisibi by Ruisitech
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data destruction, privilege escalation to database administrator, and potential lateral movement to other systems.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, extraction of sensitive business intelligence data, and potential data manipulation affecting reporting accuracy.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permission restrictions, potentially only allowing read access to non-sensitive data.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities are well-understood attack vectors with numerous automated tools available. The public GitHub issue suggests exploit details are available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/ruisibi/rsbi-pom
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Monitor the official rsbi-pom repository for security updates. 2. Check if version 4.8 or later addresses this vulnerability. 3. Apply the patch following vendor instructions. 4. Restart the rsbi-pom service.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation and parameterized queries for the DatasetService endpoint
Web Application Firewall Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the vulnerable endpoint
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate rsbi-pom instances and restrict database access
- Apply principle of least privilege to database accounts used by rsbi-pom
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if rsbi-pom version 4.7 is installed and the /bi/service/model/DatasetService endpoint is accessible
Check Version:
Check application configuration files or deployment manifests for rsbi-pom version
Verify Fix Applied:
Verify installation of patched version and test the vulnerable endpoint with SQL injection payloads
📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed authentication attempts via DatasetService
- Unexpected database schema changes
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests to /bi/service/model/DatasetService
- Unusual outbound database connections from application servers
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/bi/service/model/DatasetService" AND (request_body CONTAINS "UNION" OR request_body CONTAINS "SELECT" OR request_body CONTAINS "INSERT" OR request_body CONTAINS "DELETE")