# CVE-2012-5367: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary SQL commands via CSRF attacks in OrangeHRM, potentially compromising database integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Dec 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m5vh-g3xf-grvj

## What is CVE-2012-5367?

CVE-2012-5367 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in OrangeHRM 2.7.1 RC 1 allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sortField parameter to (1) viewCustomers, (2) viewPayGrades, or (3) viewSystemUsers in symfony/web/index.php/admin/, as demonstrated using cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5367?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Orangehrm Orangehrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-5367?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5367 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-5367 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-5367 exists.

Public exploit code:

- OrangeHRM - 'sortField' SQL Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-1193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1193/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-66224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66224/): OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Code Execution Through Arbitrary File Write from Sendmail Parameter Injection (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2019-12839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12839/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-66225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66225/): OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Account Takeover Through Unvalidated Username in Password Reset Workflow (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-66289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66289/): OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Persistent Session Access Due to Missing Invalidation After User Disable and Password Change (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5367 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-5367 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-5367 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5367/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5367/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5367
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5367
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5367

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