Database takeover via stacked statement injection
Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 11, 2026
SQL injection in Friendica through 2026.08-dev allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL via the photo-view order parameter. The parameter is concatenated unescaped into a SHOW COLUMNS query passed to PDO::query(), permitting stacked statements from request input. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants read, modification, or deletion access across the database.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in Friendica through 2026.08-dev allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL via the photo-view order parameter. The parameter is concatenated unescaped into a SHOW COLUMNS query passed to PDO::query(), permitting stacked statements from request input. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants read, modification, or deletion access across the database.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-72550
- Published
- Aug 11, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 11, 2026
- Vendor
- Friendica
- Product
- Friendica
- Classifications
- CWE-89, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2026.08-dev
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