CVE-2016-8640
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.31% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- pycsw/pycsw
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 2.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/406Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94302Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/pull/474/filesPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/geopython/pycsw/pull/474.patchPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/406Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94302Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/pull/474/filesPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/geopython/pycsw/pull/474.patchPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.