CVE-2016-15020Network attack vector

SQL injection via unchecked sort direction

Published Jan 16, 2023 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

SQL injection in LiftKit Database before 2.13.2 allows remote attackers to alter database queries through a crafted sort direction. The processOrderBy method concatenates the caller-supplied direction into the ORDER BY clause without validation or neutralization. This permits attacker-chosen SQL in the host application database context only when a consuming application passes untrusted direction data.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.67%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in LiftKit Database before 2.13.2 allows remote attackers to alter database queries through a crafted sort direction. The processOrderBy method concatenates the caller-supplied direction into the ORDER BY clause without validation or neutralization. This permits attacker-chosen SQL in the host application database context only when a consuming application passes untrusted direction data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2016-15020
Published
Jan 16, 2023
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
LiftKit
Product
Database
Classifications
CWE-89, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 16, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.13.0
  2. Affected versionversion=2.13.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

LiftKit · Databaseversion=2.13.0; version=2.13.1

Published CVSS scores

9.8GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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