Overview
CVE-2024-12143 is a critical vulnerability found in Mobilteg Mobile Informatics Mikro Hand Terminal – MikroDB, involving Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL command, commonly known as SQL Injection. It poses an immense threat to organizations and individuals who rely on this product for their daily operations. Why does it matter? Because a successful exploit could lead to a potential system compromise or data leakage, causing extensive damage to the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the system and data.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2024-12143
Severity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise or data leakage
Affected Products
Product | Affected Versions
Mobilteg Mobile Informatics Mikro Hand Terminal – MikroDB | All versions up to the date of the advisory
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability lies in the improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command. It allows an attacker to inject malicious SQL queries into the system, manipulate the database, and gain unauthorized access to sensitive data. The attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely without any user interaction, and the required privilege level is low, making it a high-impact, easy-to-exploit vulnerability.
Conceptual Example Code
Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. Note that this is an illustrative example and doesn’t represent actual exploit code.
POST /MikroDB/endpoint HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
username=admin'; DROP TABLE users; --&password=adminThis example attempts to login as the ‘admin’ user and then executes a SQL command to drop the ‘users’ table from the database.
Mitigation Guidance
The vendor has not yet released a patch for this vulnerability. Users are urged to monitor the vendor’s advisories and apply the patch once it becomes available. As a temporary mitigation, users can implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and prevent SQL injection attacks. Regular audits of the system’s security posture and employing secure coding practices can also help prevent such vulnerabilities.
