CVE-2019-4481
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 · uneditedIBM Contract Management 10.1.0 through 10.1.3 and IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis 10.1.0 through 10.1.3 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database. IBM X-Force ID: 164064.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in IBM Contract Management 10.1.0-10.1.3 and IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis 10.1.0-10.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL statements via specially-crafted input, potentially allowing full read/write/delete access to the back-end database.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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>= 10.1.0, <= 10.1.3>= 10.1.0, <= 10.1.3CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed product and versionLocate the IBM Emptoris application installation directory and check the version file or about page within the product UI. Common locations include the installation logs, version.properties file, or the application's 'About' section in the web interface.Affected if The installed version is IBM Emptoris Contract Management or IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis version 10.1.0, 10.1.1, 10.1.2, or 10.1.3
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Confirm web interface accessibilityDetermine if the IBM Emptoris web application is accessible from untrusted networks by checking network firewall rules, reverse proxy configurations, or load balancer settings that expose the application ports (typically 8443, 443, or 8080).Affected if The web interface is directly accessible from the internet or untrusted networks without proper network segmentation
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Review application logs for SQL injection indicatorsExamine IBM Emptoris application server logs and database logs for unusual SQL syntax, multiple UNION SELECT statements, or suspicious queries containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, INSERT, DROP, DELETE) in parameter values. Check logs under the installation directory in the logs folder.Affected if Logs contain SQL error messages, unusual query patterns, or evidence of malformed SQL in request parameters
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Inspect database access patternsReview database user permissions and audit database access logs to identify if the application database user has elevated privileges beyond what is required for normal operation.Affected if The application database user has administrative or owner-level permissions that could allow full read/write/delete operations
Your environment is affected if you are running IBM Emptoris Contract Management or IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis versions 10.1.0 through 10.1.3 and the web interface is accessible, as this SQL injection flaw could allow attackers to execute arbitrary SQL statements against your database.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply IBM's vendor patches for this vulnerability or upgrade to a fixed version. Until then, implement strict input validation and deploy WAF rules as a compensating control.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-4481 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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