# 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 v

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 2 Metasploit modules, 3 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2017-04-13 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/945a9dca01def8536516088da30fe6a4b7e9fa85
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39514/
- http://sourceincite.com/research/src-2016-08/
- https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/629b2c992447f7670a2fecc484abfad8c4c2d298
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/atutor_sqli
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39514
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/atutor_filemanager_traversal.rb
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/atutor_sqli.rb
- https://github.com/HussainFathy/CVE-2016-2555
- https://github.com/maximilianmarx/atutor-blind-sqli
- https://github.com/shadofren/CVE-2016-2555

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