SQL injection vulnerability in Zoneminder 1.30 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the limit paramete…

published 2017-03-03 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-1389

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.1%; EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits: 0; none known

SQL injection vulnerability in Zoneminder 1.30 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the limit parameter in a log query request to index.php.

Patch / fix

distros 1

zoneminder Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.30.4+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10204

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-10204 updated 2025-11-21

zoneminder: Multiple security issues

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/1 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
foxmole.com https://www.foxmole.com/advisories/foxmole-2016-07-05.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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

openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/1
mailing-list, exploit
foxmole.com /advisories/foxmole-2016-07-05.txt
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-10204
NVD CVE-2016-10204

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Summary