📄 Description (English)
An low privileged remote attacker can exploit an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in the getWidgetTags function due to improper neutralization of special elements in a SQL SELECT command. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-40842 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in the getWidgetTags function that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to extract sensitive data through improper input sanitization. While no public exploit exists and patching is unavailable, the vulnerability poses significant risk to organizations relying on affected systems for data confidentiality. Immediate compensating controls and vendor engagement are critical to mitigate exposure.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 29, 2026 20:14
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi banking institutions (SAMA-regulated) and government agencies (NCA oversight) face elevated risk due to reliance on web applications with widget functionality. Financial services, e-commerce platforms, and government portals using affected systems could experience unauthorized data exfiltration of customer records, transaction data, and classified information. Telecom operators (STC, Mobily) and healthcare providers managing patient data are particularly vulnerable. Energy sector SCADA systems with web interfaces may also be affected.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare and Medical Services
Telecommunications
Energy and Utilities
E-commerce and Retail
Education
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all systems using getWidgetTags function or affected products through code review and asset inventory
2. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns in widget tag parameters
3. Enable SQL query logging and monitoring for suspicious SELECT statements
4. Restrict network access to affected functions using IP whitelisting where possible
Compensating Controls (until patch available):
5. Apply input validation: implement strict whitelist filtering for widget tag parameters (alphanumeric only)
6. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements in code if source is accessible
7. Implement database-level access controls: limit service account privileges to read-only on non-sensitive tables
8. Deploy database activity monitoring (DAM) solutions to detect anomalous queries
9. Conduct immediate code audit of getWidgetTags function and similar functions
Detection Rules:
10. Monitor for SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, OR, AND) in widget tag parameters
11. Alert on database queries with unusual execution time or result set size
12. Track failed authentication attempts followed by SQL injection attempts
13. Vendor Engagement: Contact vendor immediately for security patch timeline and interim guidance
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تستخدم دالة getWidgetTags من خلال مراجعة الكود وجرد الأصول
2. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحجب أنماط حقن SQL في معاملات علامات الأداة
3. تفعيل تسجيل استعلامات SQL ومراقبة العبارات المريبة
4. تقييد الوصول إلى الدوال المتأثرة باستخدام القوائم البيضاء للعناوين
الضوابط التعويضية (حتى توفر التصحيح):
5. تطبيق التحقق من المدخلات: تنفيذ تصفية القائمة البيضاء الصارمة لمعاملات علامات الأداة
6. استخدام الاستعلامات المعاملة/العبارات المحضرة في الكود
7. تنفيذ ضوابط الوصول على مستوى قاعدة البيانات: تحديد امتيازات حساب الخدمة
8. نشر حلول مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات (DAM)
9. إجراء تدقيق فوري للكود الخاص بدالة getWidgetTags
قواعد الكشف:
10. مراقبة كلمات SQL الرئيسية في معاملات علامات الأداة
11. تنبيهات الاستعلامات غير العادية
12. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة متبوعة بمحاولات حقن SQL
13. التواصل مع البائع فوراً للحصول على جدول زمني للتصحيح
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.2.1 - Access Control and Authentication
5.3.1 - Data Protection and Encryption
5.4.1 - Vulnerability Management
5.5.1 - Incident Detection and Response
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.RA-1 - Asset Management
PR.AC-1 - Access Control
PR.DS-1 - Data Security
DE.CM-1 - Detection and Analysis
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.2.1 - User registration and access rights management
A.8.2.1 - User endpoint devices
A.8.2.3 - Removable media
A.12.2.1 - Business requirements for information systems
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
6.5.1 - Injection flaws
6.2 - Security patches
11.2 - Vulnerability scanning
🔗 References & Sources 1