CVE-2024-35181 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.9) SQL Injection vulnerability in github.com/layer5io/meshery. A fix is available for github.com/layer5io/meshery — see the affected versions and patch details below.
GHSL-2024-013 Meshery SQL Injection vulnerability
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
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EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Meshery is an open source, cloud native manager that enables the design and management of Kubernetes-based infrastructure and applications. A SQL injection vulnerability in Meshery prior to version 0.7.22 may lead to arbitrary file write by using a SQL injection stacked queries payload, and the ATTACH DATABASE command. Additionally, attackers may be able to access and modify any data stored in the database, like performance profiles (which may contain session cookies), Meshery application data, or any Kubernetes configuration added to the system. The Meshery project exposes the function GetMeshSyncResourcesKinds at the API URL /api/system/meshsync/resources/kinds. The order query parameter is directly used to build a SQL query in meshync_handler.go. Version 0.7.22 fixes this issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/layer5io/meshery | all versions | 0.7.22go get github.com/layer5io/meshery@v0.7.22 |
Affected Products
mesherylayer5Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/layer5io/meshery, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/layer5io/meshery to 0.7.22 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-35181 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
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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