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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-17831 json

In REDAXO before 5.6.3, a critical SQL injection vulnerability has been discovered in the rex_list class because of the prepareQuery functi…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-9577

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

Summary

In REDAXO before 5.6.3, a critical SQL injection vulnerability has been discovered in the rex_list class because of the prepareQuery function in core/lib/list.php, via the index.php?page=users/users sort parameter. Endangered was the backend and the frontend only if rex_list were used.

Patch / fix

  • redaxo redaxo 5.6.3

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Exploit prediction

2.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/redaxo/redaxo/issues/2043 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

Sources

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