CVE-2020-36947 — librenms
MEDIUMCVE-2020-36947 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) SQL Injection vulnerability in librenms/librenms. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
LibreNMS contains an authenticated SQL Injection vulnerability
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2020-36947.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
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Description
LibreNMS 1.46 contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the MAC accounting graph endpoint that allows remote attackers to extract database information. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by manipulating the 'sort' parameter with crafted SQL injection techniques to retrieve sensitive database contents through time-based blind SQL injection.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | librenms/librenms | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
librenmslibrenmsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for librenms/librenms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
The records we use list no patched version of librenms/librenms for CVE-2020-36947. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.
Mitigate without a patch
Until you can upgrade, make sure every query built from user input uses parameterised statements or a prepared-statement API rather than string concatenation, and reduce the database account's privileges so an injected query cannot read or alter data beyond what the feature needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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