CVE-2024-13955
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 · unedited2nd Order SQL injection vulnerabilities in ASPECT allow unintended access and manipulation of database repositories if administrator credentials become compromised.This issue affects ASPECT-Enterprise: through 3.*; NEXUS Series: through 3.*; MATRIX Series: through 3.*.
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 · moderate confidence2nd Order SQL injection in ASPECT products (Enterprise, NEXUS Series, MATRIX Series) where malicious SQL payloads are stored in the database and executed when later processed by the application. The vulnerability requires administrator credentials to already be compromised for exploitation, after which attackers can access and manipulate the database.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify ASPECT product installationDetermine if your environment includes ASPECT Enterprise, NEXXUS Series, or MATRIX Series products. Check product documentation, installed software inventory, or system identification markers.Affected if Your environment runs any of these ASPECT product lines.
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Verify admin credential integrityReview admin account status, last login locations, failed login attempts, and password change history. Check for unauthorized admin account creation or privilege escalation.Affected if Admin credentials show signs of compromise such as unknown source IPs, unexpected password changes, or unauthorized account creation.
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Audit database for suspicious stored contentQuery the application database for unexpected or malicious-looking SQL syntax stored in data fields (especially in tables that handle configuration, user data, or application settings). Use database monitoring to inspect data being retrieved and processed by the application.Affected if Database contains SQL statements, fragments, or suspicious payloads stored in application tables.
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Review application logs for injection patternsSearch application and web server logs for SQL injection attempt patterns, especially on pages or functions that retrieve and process stored data. Look for unusual SQL syntax in log entries.Affected if Logs show SQL injection patterns or unexpected SQL syntax in requests or data processing.
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Compare installed version to vendor documentationContact ASPECT vendor or review product documentation to confirm your installed version against known affected product versions. Check release notes or version information within the product.Affected if Your installed version falls within any vulnerable version range documented by the vendor.
You are affected if your environment runs ASPECT products and either admin credentials were compromised, suspicious SQL payloads exist in your database, or your product version matches known vulnerable versions.
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 dataPrimary mitigation is protecting administrator credentials through strong password policies, MFA, and credential monitoring. The vendor must patch the underlying SQL injection through parameterized queries or stored procedures. Consider network segmentation to limit admin account exposure.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-13955 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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