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medium 6.5

CVE-2021-45811 json

A SQL injection vulnerability in the "Search" functionality of "tickets.php" page in osTicket 1.15.x allows authenticated attackers to exec…

published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-32529

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

A SQL injection vulnerability in the "Search" functionality of "tickets.php" page in osTicket 1.15.x allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the "keywords" and "topic_id" URL parameters combination.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

2.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template osTicket 1.15.x - SQL Injection nuclei detection template
  • members.backbox.org https://members.backbox.org/osticket-sql-injection/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

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

References

Sources

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