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CVE-2016-20018

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-20018 describes a limited SQL injection vulnerability in Knex.js versions up to 2.3.0, allowing attackers to bypass the WHERE clause in SQL queries. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact by allowing unauthorized data access. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not currently a high-profile threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:knexjs:knex:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
60.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0105 is in the 37th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: knexFixed in: 2.4.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-4jv9-3563-23j3high

Knex.js has a limited SQL injection vulnerability

Dec 19, 2022

References

github.com / knex/knex/issues/1227
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
nvd.nist.gov / vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20018
ghostccamm.com / blog/knex_sqli
ExploitThird Party Advisory