Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command ('SQL injection') vulnerability in GIS Informatics GisLab Laboratory Management System allows SQL Injection. This issue affects GisLab Laboratory Management System: from 1.4.03 before 1.5.

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  "score": "9.8",
  "pubDate": "2026-09-10T13:20:33.663Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-09-10T13:20:33.663Z",
  "executiveSummary": "A critical security vulnerability involving the improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command has been identified in the GIS Informatics GisLab Laboratory Management System. This SQL injection vulnerability affects system versions starting from 1.4.03 up to, but not including, 1.5. Because the application fails to properly validate and sanitize user-supplied input before executing backend database queries, an attacker can manipulate underlying SQL statements.\nExploitation of this vulnerability requires no specialized privileges and can be executed remotely over the network. A successful attack allows unauthorized users to bypass authentication controls, access sensitive database contents, modify critical laboratory records, or potentially execute administrative commands on the database server. This poses significant risks to data confidentiality, system integrity, and overall operational availability, especially given the sensitive nature of information typically stored within laboratory management platforms. Organizations utilizing the affected versions of the GisLab Laboratory Management System are urged to remediate this flaw immediately to prevent unauthorized system compromise.",
  "technicalDetails": "The root cause of this vulnerability lies in the insufficient neutralization of user input within the database query construction mechanisms of the GisLab Laboratory Management System. In versions 1.4.03 through 1.4.x (before 1.5), the application dynamically concatenates user-provided parameters directly into SQL statements rather than using secure parameterization or prepared statements. This allows metacharacters (such as single quotes, double quotes, or comment characters) injected by an attacker to alter the query's syntax and execution path.\nTo exploit this vulnerability, an attacker identifies input fields, URL parameters, or API endpoints that interface with the database. By submitting crafted payloads—such as boolean-based, error-based, or union-based SQL injection strings—the attacker can force the database to return data it otherwise would not disclose. For instance, injecting standard logical bypass operators can allow an attacker to bypass authentication forms without possessing valid credentials.\nIn a more advanced attack flow, the attacker can leverage database-specific functions to map the entire database schema, extract sensitive user credentials, or dump complete tables containing diagnostic and laboratory data. If the application connects to the database utilizing a highly privileged account (such as 'root' or 'sa'), the security boundary of the database can be completely breached. This allows the attacker to write files to the web server directory, potentially leading to web shell deployment and arbitrary remote code execution (RCE) on the underlying operating system.\nThis vulnerability is exposed to any network actor capable of reaching the GisLab Laboratory Management System's web interface. No prior authentication or local access is required to initiate the attack flow, making the vulnerability highly exploitable by automated scanning tools and malicious actors."
}