CVE-2021-43481

CRITICAL

webtareas < 2.4 - SQL Injection via $uq POST Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-43481. PoCs published by Behrad Taher.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This script exploits a blind SQL injection vulnerability in WebTareas 2.4 by injecting malicious SQL queries into the 'uq' parameter of the approvals/editapprovaltemplate.php endpoint. It extracts user login and password data by leveraging time-based SQLi techniques and requires valid session authentication.

Description

An SQL Injection vulnerability exists in Webtareas 2.4p3 and earlier via the $uq HTTP POST parameter in editapprovalstage.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Behrad Taher · pythonwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50893

This script exploits a blind SQL injection vulnerability in WebTareas 2.4 by injecting malicious SQL queries into the 'uq' parameter of the approvals/editapprovaltemplate.php endpoint. It extracts user login and password data by leveraging time-based SQLi techniques and requires valid session authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WebTareas < 2.4p3
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid session ID · Authenticated access to the target application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://behradtaher.dev/2021/11/05/Discovering-a-Blind-SQL-Injection-Whitebox-Approach/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167026/WebTareas-2.4-SQL-Injection.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0545
EPSS Percentile 91.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (2)
webtareas_project/webtareas 2.4 (2 CPE variants)
webtareas_project/webtareas < 2.4
Published Apr 20, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026