CVE-2021-22854
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 · uneditedThe HR Portal of Soar Cloud System fails to filter specific parameters. Remote attackers can inject SQL syntax and obtain all data in the database without privilege.
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 the HR Portal of Soar Cloud System allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL syntax through unfiltered input parameters, enabling unauthorized access to and exfiltration of all database contents without authentication.
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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= 7.3.2020.1013CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 Soar Cloud System installationSearch the system for Soar Cloud System or Hr Portal components. Check installed applications, IIS/Apache/nginx web server configurations, or application directories for 'Soar' or 'HR Portal' related files.Affected if Soar Cloud System HR Portal is present on the server
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Determine HR Portal versionLocate version information in application files, typically in assembly info, config files, or about pages within the HR Portal web directory. Common paths: /HRPortal/, /hrportal/, or under the main Soar Cloud installation folder.Affected if Installed version equals 7.3.2020.1013
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Verify HR Portal is web-accessibleCheck if the HR Portal web endpoint is exposed. Review web server configuration for mappings to HR Portal routes (typically /HRPortal or similar URL path). Confirm the application is reachable via HTTP/HTTPS.Affected if HR Portal is accessible over the network
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Check for unauthenticated entry pointsIdentify login or form pages within the HR Portal that accept user input without authentication. Look for parameters in GET/POST requests that could be used for SQL injection (search fields, ID parameters, login forms).Affected if Unauthenticated input fields exist in HR Portal endpoints
Your environment is affected if you have Soar Cloud System HR Portal version 7.3.2020.1013 running and accessible, particularly if unauthenticated input parameters accept user data without filtering.
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 dataImplement proper input validation and replace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries or prepared statements to neutralize SQL injection payloads.
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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-2021-22854 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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