CVE-2026-72608 Koha Community Koha - Stored SQL Injection via Patron Card Layout image_name
Authenticated staff can execute arbitrary SQL via patron card layout fields, allowing attackers to read the entire database including patron PII and password hashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-72608?
CVE-2026-72608 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Koha, published on 11 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A stored SQL injection vulnerability in Koha through 24.11.17, 25.05.12, 25.11.06, and 26.05.01 allows authenticated staff with the tools => label_creator permission to execute arbitrary SQL via the image_name field of a patron card layout. The image_name value is stored verbatim in the layout XML and later concatenated raw into a SQL query in patroncards/create-pdf.pl when a patron card batch is printed. An attacker can read the entire Koha database including patron PII and staff bcrypt password hashes via error-based or time-based blind injection.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72608?
How do I fix CVE-2026-72608?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72608 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2026-72608 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72608 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xg24-96fx-vx3g.