CVE-2020-7981 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

sql.rb in Geocoder before 1.6.1 allows Boolean-based SQL injection when within_bounding_box is used in conjunction with untrusted sw_lat, sw_lng, ne_lat, or ne_lng data.

Published: 2020-01-25

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rubygeocoder:geocoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-0472	sql.rb in Geocoder before 1.6.1 allows Boolean-based SQL injection when within_bounding_box is used in conjunction with untrusted sw_lat, sw_lng, ne_lat, or ne_lng data.
Github GHSA	GHSA-864j-6qpp-cmrr	SQL Injection in Geocoder

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01484.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/alexreisner/geocoder/commit/dcdc3d8675411edce3965941a2ca7c441ca48613
https://github.com/alexreisner/geocoder/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1

History

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Subscriptions

Rubygeocoder Geocoder

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-01-25T19:18:35.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:48:24.934Z

Reserved: 2020-01-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-7981

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-25T20:15:09.813

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:25:44.110

Link: CVE-2020-7981

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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