CVE-2021-32704

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in dhis2-core

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 24, 2021 at 04:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDHIS2

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

DHIS 2 is an information system for data capture, management, validation, analytics and visualization. A SQL injection security vulnerability has been found in specific versions of DHIS2. This vulnerability affects the /api/trackedEntityInstances API endpoint in DHIS2 versions 2.34.4, 2.35.2, 2.35.3, 2.35.4, and 2.36.0. Earlier versions, such as 2.34.3 and 2.35.1 and all versions 2.33 and older are unaffected. The system is vulnerable to attack only from users that are logged in to DHIS2, and there is no known way of exploiting the vulnerability without first being logged in as a DHIS2 user. A successful exploit of this vulnerability could allow the malicious user to read, edit and delete data in the DHIS2 instance. There are no known exploits of the security vulnerabilities addressed by these patch releases. However, we strongly recommend that all DHIS2 implementations using versions 2.34, 2.35 and 2.36 install these patches as soon as possible. There is no straightforward known workaround for DHIS2 instances using the Tracker functionality other than upgrading the affected DHIS2 server to one of the patches in which this vulnerability has been fixed. For implementations which do NOT use Tracker functionality, it may be possible to block all network access to POST to the /api/trackedEntityInstance endpoint as a temporary workaround while waiting to upgrade.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.34.5v < 2.35.5v < 2.36.12.34.4 ≤ v < 2.34.52.35.2 ≤ v < 2.35.52.36.0 ≤ v < 2.36.1
Affected range stops below 2.34.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.35.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.36.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-89

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