What is CVE-2019-8979?

CVE-2019-8979 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kohanaframework Kohana, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-8979?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-8979 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Kohanaframework Kohana

CVE-2019-8979

Kohana through 3.3.6 has SQL Injection when the order_by() parameter can be controlled.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.032 (86.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Kohanaframework Kohana
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8979?: CVE-2019-8979 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kohanaframework Kohana, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-8979?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-8979 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.