CVE-2016-6233

Exp

The (1) order and (2) group methods in Zend_Db_Select in the Zend Framework before 1.12.19 might allow remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via vectors related to use of the character pattern [\w]* in a regular expression.

Published: 2017-02-17 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-6233 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.72%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-6233

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6233

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 2.89% 1.72% -1.16%
2 2025-03-29 1.72% 2.89% +1.16%
3 2025-03-17 — 1.72% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-6233

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-6233

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2016-6233

GHSA-p9hp-3gpv-52w3 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: composer — Zend Framework Allows SQL Injection

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-6233

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2016-6233: 1 GLSA(s) (201804-10), 1 atom(s) (dev-php/ZendFramework); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2016-6233
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-6233 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (php-zend-db), 22 status rows across 22 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, precise, questing, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 14, ignored 4, not-affected 2, needed 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6233

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-6233

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fedoraproject fedora 23 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 24 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 25 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend zend_framework <= 1.12.19 cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-6233

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