CVE-2021-42258: BQE BillQuick Web Suite SQL Injection Vulnerability
Critical · CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 74.4%, 99th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: mitre
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: BQE BillQuick Web Suite SQL Injection Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Known.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
BQE: BillQuick Web Suite
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- www.huntress.com/blog/threat-advisory-hackers-are-exploiting-a-vulnerability-in-popula… (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)