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CVE-2016-15020

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-15020 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting the liftkit database library, specifically in the processOrderBy function within src/Query/Query.php, impacting versions up to 2.13.1. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to version 2.13.2 to remediate this issue.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:liftkit_database_library_project:liftkit_database_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.1
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0067 is in the 30th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 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: liftkit/databaseFixed in: 2.13.2
github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-8hcf-2m4v-f2rqcritical

SQL Injection in liftkit/database

Jan 16, 2023

References

github.com / liftkit/database/commit/42ec8f2b22e0b0b98fb5b4444ed451c1b21d125a
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / liftkit/database/releases/tag/v2.13.2
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Third Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Third Party Advisory