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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2023-5285

Tongda OA 2017 delete.php sql injection

Tongda / OA 2017

Severity
CVSS 6.3 · Medium
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.6%
First observed
Last observed

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2023-5285 is Tongda OA 2017 delete.php sql injection. A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Tongda OA 2017. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Tongda / OA 2017.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Tongda OA 2017

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Tongda OA 2017. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file general/hr/recruit/recruitment/delete.php. The manipulation of the argument RECRUITMENT_ID leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 11.10 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-240913 was assigned to this vulnerability.

In Tongda OA 2017 wurde eine kritische Schwachstelle entdeckt. Dabei geht es um eine nicht genauer bekannte Funktion der Datei general/hr/recruit/recruitment/delete.php. Mit der Manipulation des Arguments RECRUITMENT_ID mit unbekannten Daten kann eine sql injection-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Die Umsetzung des Angriffs kann dabei über das Netzwerk erfolgen. Der Exploit steht zur öffentlichen Verfügung. Ein Aktualisieren auf die Version 11.10 vermag dieses Problem zu lösen. Als bestmögliche Massnahme wird das Einspielen eines Upgrades empfohlen.

Published
29 Sep 2023
Exploitation Reported
29 Sep 2023
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 29 Sep 2023

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2023-09-29 19:31 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS

0.6%

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 6.3 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.0 6.3 Medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 6.5 Medium

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  2. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2023-5285",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 6.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00624,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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