Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command ('SQL injection') vulnerability in Faydam Innovation Inc. FAYDAM Datalogger allows SQL Injection. This issue affects FAYDAM Datalogger: from 2.7.1 before 2.8.0.

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{
  "score": "9.8",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-19T14:17:27.093Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-19T14:17:27.093Z",
  "executiveSummary": "An improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command vulnerability, commonly classified as SQL Injection (SQLi), has been identified in Faydam Innovation Inc. FAYDAM Datalogger. This security flaw enables remote attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting arbitrary SQL commands through inadequately sanitized input fields. The vulnerability directly impacts FAYDAM Datalogger versions ranging from 2.7.1 up to, but excluding, 2.8.0. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability poses severe risk implications, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, database modification, information disclosure, or complete compromise of the underlying database management system. Depending on database configurations and application privileges, an attacker could extract sensitive system data, bypass authentication mechanisms, or execute administrative operations. Exploitation typically requires network access to the vulnerable application endpoints exposed by the datalogger. No specific advanced authentication requirements are inherent to the flaw itself, allowing unauthenticated or authenticated users—depending on the specific vulnerable parameter vector—to supply malicious payloads. Remediation requires updating the affected product to version 2.8.0 or applying vendor-supplied patches that enforce proper input sanitization and parameterized query mechanisms.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation and sanitization of user-supplied input parameters before they are concatenated directly into dynamic SQL queries executed by the application backend. Within the affected versions of FAYDAM Datalogger (from 2.7.1 before 2.8.0), specific components fail to utilize parameterized queries, prepared statements, or robust input filtering mechanisms, leaving database interaction layers exposed to SQL syntax manipulation.\nThe root cause is the direct incorporation of untrusted data into string-based SQL commands. When an attacker submits maliciously crafted input containing SQL metacharacters (such as single quotes, semicolons, or SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, and DROP) via vulnerable HTTP request parameters or datalogger interfaces, the database interpreter parses these characters as executable SQL code rather than literal data values.\nThe attack flow proceeds as follows: First, the adversary identifies an input vector within FAYDAM Datalogger that interfaces with the backend database without proper sanitization. Second, the attacker crafts a specialized SQL injection payload designed to alter the logical structure of the intended query. Third, the crafted payload is transmitted to the server via the network interface. Fourth, the application constructs the dynamic SQL query string incorporating the malicious payload without neutralization. Fifth, the database executes the modified query, returning unintended result sets, executing unauthorized database commands, or exposing sensitive internal database structures.\nPost-exploitation impact includes unauthorized data exfiltration, bypassing of access controls, modification or deletion of stored datalogger records, and potential execution of operating system-level commands if the database server is misconfigured with excessive privileges (such as administrative database roles). Network exposure typically involves HTTP or proprietary protocols utilized by the FAYDAM Datalogger interface."
}