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CVE-2026-55572GHSA-5f75-c25x-59wx

e107: SQL injection in alt_auth plugin (otherdb / e107db backends) via login username

e107inc e107
CVSS
10.0Critical
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.52%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in2.3.7Fixed versionGitHub
Published14 Oct 2026Updated 14 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

e107 is a content management system (CMS). Prior to 2.3.7, the bundled alt_auth plugin's otherdb and e107db authentication backends interpolate the submitted login username directly into SQL in e107_plugins/alt_auth/otherdb_auth.php and e107_plugins/alt_auth/e107db_auth.php. The login() methods execute those strings with PDO::query() before effective sanitization, so an unauthenticated user can inject SQL when alt_auth is installed and either backend is configured with a live external database connection. The injection can expose or modify data available to the configured database account, and query failures can additionally disclose the generated query through the debug-message path. This issue is fixed in version 2.3.7.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 2

  • e107affected: < 2.3.7CVE List
  • e107inc/e107, phpAll 2.x releases shipping the alt_auth plugin, up to and including current master (2.4 dev)GitHub

References 3