CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
ID
CAPEC-108
Typical Severity
Very High
Likelihood Of Attack
Low
Status
Draft
An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.
Weaknesses
# ID | Name | Type |
---|---|---|
CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation | weakness |
CWE-74 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') | weakness |
CWE-78 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') | weakness |
CWE-89 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | weakness |
CWE-114 | Process Control | weakness |