CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-7552

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')

Published: Aug 06, 2024 | Modified: Aug 07, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability was found in DataGear up to 5.0.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function evaluateVariableExpression of the file ConversionSqlParamValueMapper.java of the component Data Schema Page. The manipulation leads to improper neutralization of special elements used in an expression language statement. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-273697 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness

The product constructs all or part of an expression language (EL) statement in a framework such as a Java Server Page (JSP) using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended EL statement before it is executed.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Datagear Datagear * 5.0.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • If user-controlled data must be added to an expression interpreter, one or more of the following should be performed:

References