High severity · published Oct 29, 2021
CVE-2021-39179
DHIS 2 is an information system for data capture, management, validation, analytics and visualization
8.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
DHIS 2 is an information system for data capture, management, validation, analytics and visualization. A SQL Injection vulnerability in the Tracker component in DHIS2 Server allows authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors. This vulnerability affects the `/api/trackedEntityInstances` and `/api/trackedEntityInstances/query` API endpoints in all DHIS2 versions 2.34, 2.35, and 2.36. It also affects versions 2.32 and 2.33 which have reached _end of support_ - exceptional security updates have been added to the latest *end of support* builds for these versions. Versions 2.31 and older are unaffected. The system is vulnerable to attack only from users that are logged in to DHIS2, and there is no known way of exploiting the vulnerability without first being logged in as a DHIS2 user. The vulnerability is not exposed to a non-malicious user - the vulnerability requires a conscious attack to be exploited. A successful exploit of this vulnerability could allow the malicious user to read, edit and delete data in the DHIS2 instance. There are no known exploits of the security vulnerabilities addressed by these patch releases. Security patches are available in DHIS2 versions 2.32-EOS, 2.33-EOS, 2.34.7, 2.35.7, and 2.36.4. There is no straightforward known workaround for DHIS2 instances using the Tracker functionality other than upgrading the affected DHIS2 server to one of the patches in which this vulnerability has been fixed. For implementations which do NOT use Tracker functionality, it may be possible to block all network access to POST to the `/api/trackedEntityInstances`, and `/api/trackedEntityInstances/query` endpoints as a temporary workaround while waiting to upgrade.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
D2
Dhis 2 · Dhis2
2.32.0 through 2.32.7; 2.33.0 through 2.33.9; 2.35.0 before 2.35.7; 2.36.0 before 2.36.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39179
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39179
Patch
https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/commit/16674ac75127b0e83691c6b1c9ce745e67ab58b6
Patch
https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/8771
Exploit
https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/security/advisories/GHSA-cmpc-frjv-rrmw
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