SQL Injection in Cyrus SASL (CVE-2022-24407)
Summary
SQL injection in Cyrus SASL (CVE-2022-24407). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In Cyrus SASL 2.1.17 through 2.1.27 before 2.1.28, plugins/sql.c does not escape the password for a SQL INSERT or UPDATE statement.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-24407 has been found in Cyrus SASL.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cyrus SASL CVE-2022-24407" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-24407 (Cyrus SASL) — CWE-89 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
SQL injection (CWE-89) exists in Cyrus SASL.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Cyrus SASL.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Cyrus SASL を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2022-24407 cyrus-sasl Fixed in: 2.1.28-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-24407 cyrus-sasl2 Fixed in: 2.1.27+dfsg-2.1+deb11u1
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory lists.debian.org
- advisory security.netapp.com
- advisory debian.org
- patch openwall.com
- patch cyrusimap.org
- patch oracle.com
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web cert-portal.siemens.com