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high 7.5

CVE-2012-2332 json

SQL injection vulnerability in serendipity/serendipity_admin.php in Serendipity before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary S…

published 2012-08-13 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2325

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in serendipity/serendipity_admin.php in Serendipity before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the serendipity[plugin_to_conf] parameter. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from cross-site request forgery (CSRF).

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-18884)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-18884 S9Y Serendipity 1.6 - 'Backend' Cross-Site Scripting / SQL Injection webapps, 2012-05-08
  • rul3z.de http://www.rul3z.de/index.php?/214-KORAMISADV2012-001-Serendipity-1.6-Backend-Cross-Site-Scripting-and-SQL-Injection-vulnerability.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53418 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • koramis.com http://www.koramis.com/advisories/2012/KORAMIS-ADV2012-001.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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