SQL injection - CVE-2016-5843
Published: September 17, 2016 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33550
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5843
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-5843
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93019
- https://github.com/OTRS/FAQ/commit/3700f75c67f6ed1d39bc213445c6d12a458e1af9
- https://github.com/OTRS/FAQ/commit/8c9d63bd0297adda760330805c31afc130861557
- https://github.com/OTRS/FAQ/commit/b805703e7b7725d1f3040bb626a4c4dd845ee9e3
- https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2016-01-security-update-otrs-faq-package/