CVE-2023-21521
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 · uneditedAn SQL Injection vulnerability in the Management Console (Operator Audit Trail) of BlackBerry AtHoc version 7.15 could allow an attacker to potentially read sensitive data from the database, modify database data (Insert/Update/Delete), execute administration operations on the database, recover the content of a given file present on the DBMS file system and in some cases issue commands to the operating system.
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 BlackBerry AtHoc 7.15 Management Console's Operator Audit Trail feature allows attackers to inject malicious SQL statements through unsanitized input. This can lead to unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, modification or deletion of database records, file system access via the DBMS, and potentially OS command execution.
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= 7.15CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 if BlackBerry AtHoc is installedLocate the BlackBerry AtHoc installation directory or check system services for AtHoc componentsAffected if BlackBerry AtHoc is not present on the system - this CVE only applies if the product is installed
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Verify the installed version is 7.15Check the AtHoc Management Console version information or installation metadata - compare your installed version against the affected range (version 7.15)Affected if The installed version is exactly 7.15 - only this specific version is listed as affected
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Confirm the Operator Audit Trail feature is accessibleAccess the AtHoc Management Console and navigate to the Operator Audit Trail feature or check if this module is enabled in the configurationAffected if The Operator Audit Trail feature is enabled and accessible - the SQL injection vulnerability exists specifically within this feature
You are affected if BlackBerry AtHoc version 7.15 is installed and the Operator Audit Trail feature is enabled and accessible in the Management Console.
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 parameterized queries (prepared statements) for all database operations in the Operator Audit Trail feature, apply input validation and output encoding, and restrict database privileges to the minimum required for the application. Consider web application firewall deployment as an additional layer of defense.
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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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