# CVE-2021-31856: A SQL Injection vulnerability in the REST API in Layer5 Meshery 0.5.2 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the /experime

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2021-04-28 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A SQL Injection vulnerability in the REST API in Layer5 Meshery 0.5.2 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the /experimental/patternfiles endpoint (order parameter in GetMesheryPatterns in models/meshery_pattern_persister.go).

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://meshery.io
- https://github.com/layer5io/meshery/pull/2745
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-31856.yaml
- https://github.com/ssst0n3/CVE-2021-31856

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