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CVE-2016-6233

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6233 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the Zend Framework, specifically affecting the Zend_Db_Select component's order and group methods in versions prior to 1.12.19. This flaw, due to improper handling of character patterns in regular expressions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a high risk for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction or complex attack conditions. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.12.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0205 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: zendframework/zendframeworkFixed in: 1.12.19
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: zendframework/zendframework1Fixed in: 1.12.19

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-p9hp-3gpv-52w3critical

Zend Framework Allows SQL Injection

May 14, 2022

References

framework.zend.com / security/advisory/ZF2016-02
ExploitTechnical DescriptionVendor Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2JUKFTI6ABK7ZN7IEAGPCLAHCFANMID2
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N27AV6AL6B4KGEP3VIMIHQ5LFAKF5FTU
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UR5HXNGIUSSIZKMSZYMPBEPZEZTYFTIT
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201804-10
securityfocus.com / bid/91802
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry