Umbraco Workflow's Backoffice users can execute arbitrary SQL
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Umbraco workflow provides workflows for the Umbraco content management system. Prior to versions 10.3.9, 12.2.6, and 13.0.6, an Umbraco Backoffice user can modify requests to a particular API endpoint to include SQL, which will be executed by the server. Umbraco Workflow versions 10.3.9, 12.2.6, 13.0.6, as well as Umbraco Plumber version 10.1.2, contain a patch for this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| umbraco | Umbraco.Workflow.Issues | before 10.3.9; 11.0.0-rc1 to before 12.2.6; 13.0.0-rc1 to before 13.0.6 | 10.3.9, 12.2.6, 13.0.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet) | before 10.3.9 | 10.3.9 | Patch available | GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh |
| — | Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet) | 11.0.0-rc1 to before 12.2.6 | 12.2.6 | Patch available | GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh |
| — | Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet) | 13.0.0-rc1 to before 13.0.6 | 13.0.6 | Patch available | GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh |
| — | Plumber.Workflow (NuGet) | before 10.1.2 | 10.1.2 | Patch available | GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh |
- Umbraco.Workflow.Issues Vendorumbraco Affected before 10.3.9; 11.0.0-rc1 to before 12.2.6; 13.0.0-rc1 to before 13.0.6 Fixed in 10.3.9, 12.2.6, 13.0.6 Patch available CNA
- Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 10.3.9 Fixed in 10.3.9 Patch available GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh
- Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0-rc1 to before 12.2.6 Fixed in 12.2.6 Patch available GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh
- Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 13.0.0-rc1 to before 13.0.6 Fixed in 13.0.6 Patch available GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh
- Plumber.Workflow (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 10.1.2 Fixed in 10.1.2 Patch available GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Umbraco.Workflow.Issues (umbraco) Fixed in 10.3.9, 12.2.6, 13.0.6
- Fix · GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet) Fixed in 10.3.9 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet) Fixed in 12.2.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh Umbraco.Workflow (NuGet) Fixed in 13.0.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh Plumber.Workflow (NuGet) Fixed in 10.1.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-32872
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-32872 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-32872 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-287f-46j7-j4wh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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