Horizon Alert
Summary of the vulnerability and why it matters
WeGIA, an open-source web manager used by charitable organizations, has a critical vulnerability that could allow attackers to execute malicious commands on its database. This issue, discovered in versions prior to 3.5.0, impacts the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive information.
- Database commands can be run remotely.
- Critical data could be compromised.
- Confirm relevance and potential exposure.
Attack Path
How an attacker could exploit the issue
An attacker could gain access to WeGIA, a web manager, and target the profile section. By sending specially crafted input to the pet profile endpoint, they could inject malicious SQL commands into the database. This could lead to the compromise of sensitive information and disruption of the application's services.
- Unauthenticated access to the web application.
- Inputting malicious SQL into the pet profile parameter.
- Database compromise and service disruption.
Live Threat
Current exploitation, exposure, and threat context
This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the `id_pet` parameter in the `/pet/profile_pet.php` endpoint. This could lead to unauthorized access to, modification of, or deletion of database information.
- Database information is at risk.
- Attackers can inject SQL commands remotely.
- Data confidentiality, integrity, and availability may be compromised.
Operational Fix
Recommended remediation, mitigation, and detection steps
Given that WeGIA is a web manager for charitable institutions, the application owners or the platform team responsible for its deployment are likely to have ownership of this vulnerability. The first practical step is to identify all instances of WeGIA within the organization, confirm their network exposure and criticality, and then assign an owner for remediation.
- Application or platform team owns the issue.
- Verify network exposure and asset criticality.
- Plan risk-based remediation.
