#VU39196 SQL injection in ATutor - CVE-2016-2555
Published: April 13, 2017 / Updated: January 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39196
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2555
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
ATutor
ATutor
Software vendor:
ATutor
ATutor
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 passed via the searchFriends function to friends.inc.php. 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.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
External links
- http://sourceincite.com/research/src-2016-08/
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/atutor_sqli
- https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/629b2c992447f7670a2fecc484abfad8c4c2d298
- https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/945a9dca01def8536516088da30fe6a4b7e9fa85
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39514/