Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach MISP web interface over network
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DeliveryAuthenticate or access listing endpoint
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ExploitSubmit crafted sort/order parameter
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ExecutionInject SQL into ORDER BY clause
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ImpactExtract or modify threat intelligence data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Attacker must be able to reach the MISP web application's event listing or shadow attribute listing endpoints over the network and must supply the vulnerable sort/order request parameter; while the CVSS 4.0 vector specifies PR:N (no privileges), the description's wording 'an attacker with access to the affected endpoints' suggests an authenticated MISP user session is the realistic precondition for most deployments - defenders should confirm endpoint auth requirements against the GHSA advisory. Exploitation success additionally depends on the privileges granted to MISP's database account (broader privileges enable larger data exposure or modification) and on the absence of WAF or reverse-proxy filtering of SQL metacharacters in query string parameters. The platform-agnostic nature of MISP means any supported MySQL/MariaDB backend is potentially in scope. |
| Impact | Signals diverge sharply here and warrant careful weighting. CVSS 4.0 rates this 9.3 critical with AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N - network-reachable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction - and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the vulnerable component. However, EPSS is only 0.04% (11th percentile), SSVC marks Exploitation as 'none' and Automatable as 'no', and the vulnerability is not in CISA KEV. The PR:N rating in CVSS conflicts with the description's phrase 'attacker with access to the affected endpoints,' which suggests these endpoints may require an authenticated MISP user session in typical deployments - verify endpoint authentication requirements against the GHSA advisory before assuming pre-auth exploitability. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag in the input data is not substantiated by the description and should be treated with skepticism. Practical risk is elevated for internet-exposed MISP instances and for organizations sharing intelligence with untrusted partners, but lower for MISP deployments restricted to trusted analyst networks. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with access to a vulnerable MISP instance issues an HTTP request to an event or shadow attribute listing endpoint, supplying a crafted value in the sort or order parameter (for example a SQL fragment, time-based blind injection payload, or stacked subquery) that gets concatenated into the ORDER BY clause. Depending on database privileges, the attacker can extract event content and attributes through blind or error-based techniques, infer schema, or alter query behavior to retrieve unauthorized intelligence records. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but ORDER BY injection techniques are well-documented and trivially reproducible once the vulnerable parameter is identified. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jun 08, 2026
SQL injection in MISP threat intelligence platform versions prior to 2.5.37 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to manipulate ORDER BY clauses in event and shadow attribute listing endpoints by supplying crafted ordering parameters. The CVSS 4.0 score of 9.3 reflects high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though EPSS exploitation probability sits at just 0.04% and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Given MISP's role as a repository of sensitive threat-intelligence data shared between organizations, successful exploitation could expose IOCs, attribution data, and partner-shared intelligence.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to MISP 2.5.37 or later, which is the vendor-released patch containing the fix per the GHSA-4cxp-22wm-j6jr advisory. Operators unable to upgrade immediately should restrict network access to MISP web endpoints to trusted analyst IP ranges via firewall or reverse-proxy ACLs, require strong authentication on all listing endpoints, and review database account permissions so the MISP application user has only the minimum privileges required (no DROP, FILE, or cross-database access) to limit blast radius of any residual injection. Web Application Firewall rules blocking suspicious ORDER BY / sort parameter values containing SQL metacharacters (parentheses, comma chains, UNION, sleep functions, comments) can provide interim coverage but are bypassable and should not substitute for the upgrade. Review MISP application and database logs for unusual query patterns or errors on event and shadow attribute endpoints prior to patching.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
MISP (Malware Information Sharing Platform) is a widely deployed open-source threat intelligence platform written in PHP on the CakePHP framework, used by CSIRTs, CERTs, and security teams to share structured indicators of compromise. The root cause is CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), specifically in handling of user-controllable sort/order request parameters that were interpolated into SQL ORDER BY clauses without adequate validation against an allow-list of permitted column names. ORDER BY injection is a well-known sub-class of SQLi that cannot be remediated by parameterized queries alone - column identifiers must be validated against a whitelist because they cannot be bound as parameters. The vulnerability resides in the event and shadow attribute listing endpoints, which are core data-retrieval functions of the platform.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M
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2DescriptionCVE.org
MISP is an open source threat intelligence and sharing platform. Prior to 2.5.37, a SQL injection vulnerability existed in the handling of user-controlled ordering parameters in the event and shadow attribute listing endpoints. The affected code accepted order or sort values from request parameters and incorporated them into database query ordering clauses without sufficient validation of the requested field name. An attacker with access to the affected endpoints could craft a malicious ordering parameter to manipulate the generated SQL query. Depending on database permissions and query context, this could potentially allow unauthorized access to data, modification of query behavior, or other database-level impact. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.37.
Executive ViewAI
MISP threat intelligence platform versions below 2.5.37 contain a critical SQL injection vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to manipulate threat intelligence data, potentially exposing sensitive IOCs, attribution data, and intelligence shared with partner organizations. This directly compromises the integrity and confidentiality of your threat intelligence ecosystem and partner trust.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
An issue was discovered in MISP 2.4.9x before 2.4.99. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exp
An issue was discovered in MISP before 2.4.158. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely explo
app/Controller/Component/IndexFilterComponent.php in MISP before 2.4.167 mishandles ordered_url_params and additional_de
An issue was discovered in MISP before 2.4.158. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitab
MISP 2.4.172 mishandles different certificate file extensions in server sync. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulne
In MISP before 2.4.148, app/Lib/Export/OpendataExport.php mishandles parameter data that is used in a shell_exec call. R
An issue was discovered in app/Controller/UsersController.php in MISP 2.4.92. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this v
An issue was discovered in MISP 2.4.128. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable,
MISP before 2.4.135 lacks an ACL check, related to app/Controller/GalaxyElementsController.php and app/Model/GalaxyEleme
app/View/Elements/genericElements/IndexTable/Fields/generic_field.ctp in MISP 2.4.144 does not sanitize certain data rel
MISP 2.4.148, in certain configurations, allows SQL injection via the app/Model/Log.php $conditions['org'] value. Rated
MISP before 2.4.166 unsafely allows users to use the order parameter, related to app/Model/Attribute.php, app/Model/Gala
EUVD-2026-30168
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