{
    "id": "CVE-2021-42258",
    "published": "2021-10-22 22:15:07",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 04:09:31",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-89",
    "description": "BQE BillQuick Web Suite 2018 through 2021 before 22.0.9.1 allows SQL injection for unauthenticated remote code execution, as exploited in the wild in October 2021 for ransomware installation. SQL injection can, for example, use the txtID (aka username) parameter. Successful exploitation can include the ability to execute arbitrary code as MSSQLSERVER$ via xp_cmdshell.",
    "epss_score": "0.74426",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99479",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2021-11-17",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:28:18",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2021-11-17."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "bqe",
            "product": "billquick_web_suite"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2021-42258",
        "date_added": "2021-11-03",
        "due_date": "2021-11-17",
        "vendor": "BQE",
        "product": "BillQuick Web Suite",
        "name": "BQE BillQuick Web Suite SQL Injection Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 1
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://www.huntress.com/blog/threat-advisory-hackers-are-exploiting-a-vulnerability-in-popular-billing-software-to-deploy-ransomware",
        "https://www.huntress.com/blog/threat-advisory-hackers-are-exploiting-a-vulnerability-in-popular-billing-software-to-deploy-ransomware",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-42258"
    ]
}