Is CVE-2021-43609 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-43609 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-43609?

CVE-2021-43609 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-43609?

CVE-2021-43609 has an EPSS score of 2.02% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-43609?

Upgrade help desk server to 1.3.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-43609

CRITICALEPSS 79th pctl

9.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Spiceworks Help Desk Server before 1.3.3. A Blind Boolean SQL injection vulnerability within the order_by_for_ticket function in app/models/reporting/database_query.rb allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter. This can be leveraged to leak local files from the host system, leading to remote code execution (RCE) through deserialization of malicious data.

CWE-89SQL Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

help desk serverNVD

Affected:< 1.3.3Fixed in:1.3.3CVE-2021-43609derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

linkedin.com

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

Release Notes1

community.spiceworks.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-89 (SQL Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-3704	High	7.5	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-7297	High	7.5	100%	-	-
CVE-2024-29824	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-34362	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-7481	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2024-29826	High	8.8	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.