CVE-2021-42258
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-10-22 21:25
Modified
2024-08-04 03:30
Severity ?
Summary
BQE BillQuick Web Suite 2018 through 2021 before 22.0.9.1 allows SQL injection for unauthenticated remote code execution, as exploited in the wild in October 2021 for ransomware installation. SQL injection can, for example, use the txtID (aka username) parameter. Successful exploitation can include the ability to execute arbitrary code as MSSQLSERVER$ via xp_cmdshell.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2021-11-03

Due date: 2021-11-17

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Known

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42258

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