CVE-2016-8640

Description

A SQL injection vulnerability in pycsw all versions before 2.0.2, 1.10.5 and 1.8.6 that leads to read and extract of any data from any table in the pycsw database that the database user has access to. Also on PostgreSQL (at least) it is possible to perform updates/inserts/deletes and database modifications to any table the database user has access to.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.43% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory githubusercontent.com
Affected: https://github.com/geopython pycsw
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94302 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/pull/474/files third party advisory patch
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/406 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/geopython/pycsw/pull/474.patch third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8640?
CVE-2016-8640 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8640?
To fix CVE-2016-8640, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-8640 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-8640 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-8640?
CVE-2016-8640 affects https://github.com/geopython pycsw.
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