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SQL Injection in Apache Syncope Audit Events Search
CVE-2026-57308 is an SQL injection vulnerability in Apache Syncope affecting the Audit Events search functionality. The flaw is caused by improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands, specifically through unsanitized sort parameters. An authenticated administrator with adequate entitlements can exploit the issue by supplying crafted sort input that results in stacked queries, enabling execution of arbitrary SQL statements against the underlying database. Affected versions are Apache Syncope 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.6, and 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.1.
What it means and what to do now: patch path, interim mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.
What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary SQL against the Apache Syncope backing database. This can enable unauthorized reading, modification, or deletion of data managed by the platform, and may undermine the integrity and availability of identity-management data and related application state. The exact downstream impact depends on database permissions and deployment architecture, but database compromise is the primary security consequence.
If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.
If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict access to the Audit Events search capability to the smallest possible set of trusted administrators, review and reduce entitlements that permit use of the vulnerable functionality, and monitor for anomalous database activity originating from administrative use of audit search features. These measures only reduce exposure and do not eliminate the vulnerability; upgrading is the definitive fix.
Patch, then assume compromise.
Upgrade Apache Syncope to a fixed release. The issue is remediated in versions 4.0.7 and 4.1.2. Deployments running affected 3.0.x, 4.0.x, or 4.1.x versions should move to a patched supported version without delay.
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