9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-2555
ATutor SQL Injection vulnerabilit
Description

SQL injection vulnerability in include/lib/mysql_connect.inc.php in ATutor 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the searchFriends function to friends.inc.php.

INFO

Published Date :

April 13, 2017, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2555 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Atutor atutor
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-2555 has a 13 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2555 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVE-2016-2555 Exploit

Python

Updated: 6 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 26, 2025, 12:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

My OSWE Pre-preperation (i.e. before acutally buying the course) phase plan and notes!

awae awae-prep offensive-security oswe

Updated: 1 month ago
79 stars 18 fork 18 watcher
Born at : Sept. 16, 2022, 5:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 14, 2022, 7:33 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Do all these topics and learn advance web hacking as well prepare for OSWE.

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 16, 2022, 2:39 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Dockerized labs For Web Expert (OSWE) certification. Preparation for coming AWAE Training ...

Python Shell Dockerfile

Updated: 1 month ago
108 stars 27 fork 27 watcher
Born at : March 24, 2021, 2:55 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Exploiting CVE-2016-2555 enumerating and dumping the underlying Database.

Python

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 20, 2021, 11:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 26, 2020, 3:29 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

CVE-2016-2555

Python

Updated: 2 years, 11 months ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Aug. 9, 2020, 10:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

my n00b notes on web_study

JavaScript HTML Python PHP Shell

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
16 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : July 2, 2020, 4:59 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

https://github.com/ManhNho/AWAE-OSWE

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
11 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Dec. 2, 2019, 9:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

https://github.com/timip/OSWE

Updated: 8 months, 2 weeks ago
19 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Dec. 2, 2019, 9:17 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 months ago
16 stars 36 fork 36 watcher
Born at : March 24, 2019, 12:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

OSWE Preparation

Updated: 1 month ago
632 stars 147 fork 147 watcher
Born at : Feb. 15, 2019, 8:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-2555 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2555 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://sourceincite.com/research/src-2016-08/
    Added Reference http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/atutor_sqli
    Added Reference https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/629b2c992447f7670a2fecc484abfad8c4c2d298
    Added Reference https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/945a9dca01def8536516088da30fe6a4b7e9fa85
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39514/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39514/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/629b2c992447f7670a2fecc484abfad8c4c2d298 No Types Assigned https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/629b2c992447f7670a2fecc484abfad8c4c2d298 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://sourceincite.com/research/src-2016-08/ No Types Assigned http://sourceincite.com/research/src-2016-08/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/945a9dca01def8536516088da30fe6a4b7e9fa85 No Types Assigned https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/945a9dca01def8536516088da30fe6a4b7e9fa85 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/atutor_sqli No Types Assigned http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/atutor_sqli Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-89
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:atutor:atutor:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

78.74 }} 9.91%

score

0.98986

percentile