# CVE-2019-6986: SPARQL Injection in VIVO Vitro v1.10.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SPARQL via the uri parameter, leading to a regular expr

- Also known as: GHSA-HGQ9-Q8G2-3JMG
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.11.0
- Published: 2019-01-28 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.vivoweb:vitro-project (Maven): fixed in 1.11.0

## Description

SPARQL Injection in VIVO Vitro v1.10.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SPARQL via the uri parameter, leading to a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS), as demonstrated by crafted use of FILTER%20regex in a /individual?uri= request.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.vivoweb:vitro-project, upgrade to a fixed version (1.11.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/kevinbackhouse/SecurityExploits/tree/0ec74459ac53685a7959ed58d580ef8abece3685/vivo-project
- https://github.com/vivo-project/Vitro/pull/111
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172838/VIVO-SPARQL-Injection.html

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