CVE-2023-46575
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in Meshery versions prior to v0.6.179. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to retrieve sensitive information and execute arbitrary code through the "order" parameter (NVD, MITRE).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the "order" parameter functionality where improper input validation allows SQL injection attacks. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 CRITICAL with vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating a critical severity level with network accessibility requiring no privileges or user interaction (NVD).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from the database and execute arbitrary code on the affected system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in Meshery version 0.6.179. Users should upgrade to this version or later. The fix involves implementing proper input validation for the "order" parameter using the SanitizeOrderInput function (GitHub PR, GitHub Commit).

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