CVE-2026-82538 ILIAS Arbitrary SQL Injection via Repository Trash Table Sort Parameter
Authenticated users can inject SQL via the repository trash sort parameter to read/write data and take over admin accounts.
- 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-2026-82538?
CVE-2026-82538 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in ILIAS-eLearning e.V. ILIAS, published on 4 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ILIAS before versions 9.22, 10.10, and 11.3 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the repository trash table where the table navigation sort field from HTTP requests is passed directly into the ORDER BY clause of a SQL query without validation against declared sortable columns. Authenticated users with write permission on any container can inject arbitrary SQL through the sort parameter, and because multi-statement execution is enabled in the database layer, stacked queries enable full database read and write access as well as administrator account takeover.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-82538?
How do I fix CVE-2026-82538?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-82538 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-2026-82538 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-82538 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p46r-q73m-mm69.