PowerProtect: Appliance DM5500: Security scan detects "CGI Generic SQL Injection (blind)" on port 443
Summary: This KB article describes a PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance DM5500 issue where the Security Vulnerability scanner detects "CGI Generic SQL Injection (blind)" on port 443 as a False Positive. ...
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Symptoms
The Security Vulnerability Scanner detects the following on DM5500:
Table 1. Security Vulnerability Scanner Output
| Plugin ID | Risk | Host | Port | Name | Synopsis | Description | Plugin Output |
| 42424 (EXTERNAL LINK) | High | Appliance | TCP/443 | CGI Generic SQL Injection (blind) | A CGI application hosted on the remote web server is potentially prone to SQL injection attacks. |
The scanning software can get different returns by sending specially crafted parameters to the CGI script hosted on the web server. This suggests that it could modify the behavior of the application and directly access the underlying database.
This could allow an attacker to bypass authentication, access confidential data, modify the database, or even gain control of the remote operating system. |
With the "GET HTTP" method, the scanner found that:
+ The following resources may be vulnerable to blind SQL injection: + The 'clientId' parameter of the /iam-token-handler/public/authorize CGI: -------- output -------- HTTP/1.1 302 -------- vs -------- HTTP/1.1 400 ------------------------ |
Cause
The Vulnerability Scanner assumes it is at risk for a SQL injection vulnerability because /iam-token-handler/public/authorize can respond with 302 and 400 from different requests.
Resolution
Dell Engineering has confirmed this is a False Positive.
The token handler does not interact with any of the databases.
Affected Products
PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance, PowerProtect DM5500Article Properties
Article Number: 000236546
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 14 Apr 2026
Version: 2
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