CVE-2016-2555
SQL injection vulnerability in include/lib/mysql_connect.inc.php in ATutor 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the searchFriends function to friends.inc.php.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 79.8%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in include/lib/mysql_connect.inc.php in ATutor 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the searchFriends function to friends.inc.php.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 79.76% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 1 March 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- atutor/atutor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 71.2% on 21 September 2026 to 79.8% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://sourceincite.com/research/src-2016-08/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, URL Repurposed
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/atutor_sqliThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/629b2c992447f7670a2fecc484abfad8c4c2d298Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/945a9dca01def8536516088da30fe6a4b7e9fa85Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39514/
- http://sourceincite.com/research/src-2016-08/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, URL Repurposed
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/atutor_sqliThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/629b2c992447f7670a2fecc484abfad8c4c2d298Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/945a9dca01def8536516088da30fe6a4b7e9fa85Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39514/
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