WebTareas 2.4 Unauthenticated SQL Injection via Session Cookie Parameter

Advisories

severity: critical
date: December 22, 2025
Affecting: WebTareas 2.4
CVE: CVE-2023-53972
CWE: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVSS: 9.3
CVSS V4 Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References: ExploitDB-51087
WebTareas Project Homepage
Credit: Hubert Wojciechowski
Description: WebTareas 2.4 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the webTareasSID cookie parameter that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries. Attackers can exploit error-based and time-based blind SQL injection techniques to extract database information and potentially access sensitive system data.