Kace Systems Management ApplianceApplication · Quest

CVE-2019-13076

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-11-06
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 is vulnerable to SQL injection. An authenticated user has the ability to execute arbitrary commands against the database. The affected component is /userui/ticket_list.php, and affected parameters are order[0][column] and order[0][dir].

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in /userui/ticket_list.php. Authenticated attackers can inject malicious SQL code through the order[0][column] and order[0][dir] parameters to execute arbitrary commands against the underlying database.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied patch or upgrade to a patched version of KACE SMA. As an interim control, implement strict input validation on the order parameters and consider deploying a WAF rule to detect and block SQL injection attempts.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Kace Systems Management ApplianceApplication
Affected:= 9.1.317

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Confirm Quest KACE SMA installation
    Identify if Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance is installed in your environment. This is typically a physical or virtual appliance. Check your asset inventory or documentation for KACE SMA presence.
    Affected if Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance is present in the environment
  2. Check installed KACE SMA version
    Access the KACE SMA administrative interface and navigate to the System Overview or About section to view the exact version number. Alternatively, check system documentation or appliance management console for the installed version.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 9.1.317
  3. Verify access to ticket_list.php
    Confirm that the /userui/ticket_list.php endpoint is accessible. This requires valid authentication to the KACE SMA web interface. Try accessing the URL or check web server logs for requests to this endpoint.
    Affected if The /userui/ticket_list.php endpoint is accessible with valid credentials
  4. Inspect order parameter handling
    If you have access to logs or can test the application, examine how the order[0][column] and order[0][dir] parameters are processed in ticket_list.php. These parameters control sorting in the ticket list view.
    Affected if The application accepts user input in order[0][column] or order[0][dir] parameters without proper input validation or parameterized queries

You are affected if you are running exactly version 9.1.317 of Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance and have authenticated access to the web interface where the ticket_list.php endpoint processes sorting parameters.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied patch or upgrade to a patched version of KACE SMA. As an interim control, implement strict input validation on the order parameters and consider deploying a WAF rule to detect and block SQL injection attempts.

Fix this in Kace Systems Management Appliance Scoped from the published advisory
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