8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-3072
Katello SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the scoped_search function in app/controllers/katello/api/v2/api_controller.rb in Katello allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) sort_by or (2) sort_order parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

June 7, 2016, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3072 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 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat satellite
3 Redhat subscription_asset_manager
1 Katello katello
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
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  • Update the affected ruby193-rubygem-katello package.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-3072 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3072 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 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1083
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322050
    Added Reference https://github.com/Katello/katello/pull/6051
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An input sanitization flaw was found in the scoped search parameters sort_by and sort_order in the REST API. An authenticated user could use this flaw to perform an SQL injection attack on the Katello back end database. Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the scoped_search function in app/controllers/katello/api/v2/api_controller.rb in Katello allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) sort_by or (2) sort_order parameter.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3072 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the scoped_search function in app/controllers/katello/api/v2/api_controller.rb in Katello allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) sort_by or (2) sort_order parameter. An input sanitization flaw was found in the scoped search parameters sort_by and sort_order in the REST API. An authenticated user could use this flaw to perform an SQL injection attack on the Katello back end database.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3072 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:katello:katello:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Katello/katello/pull/6051 No Types Assigned https://github.com/Katello/katello/pull/6051 Patch
    Added CWE CWE-89
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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: 8.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
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.

0.86 }} 0.17%

score

0.74017

percentile