Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2013-10016 is a SQL injection issue in fanzila WebFinance 0.5. A user with low privileges on an adjacent network could potentially affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of database-backed tax administration data. Business urgency is moderate unless WebFinance 0.5 is deployed in a sensitive or poorly segmented environment.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted remediation item, not an emergency, unless WebFinance 0.5 supports regulated, financial, or business-critical workflows. Prioritize inventory confirmation, patch verification, and admin-route access control.
Technical view
The source bundle identifies CWE-89 in htdocs/admin/save_taxes.php, where manipulation of the id argument can lead to SQL injection. CVSS 3.1 is 5.5 with AV:A, AC:L, PR:L, UI:N, and low C/I/A impacts. A patch commit is referenced: 306f170ca2a8203ae3d8f51fb219ba9e05b945e1.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations running fanzila WebFinance 0.5, especially where the admin tax-saving route is reachable from adjacent networks by low-privileged users. The provided sources do not establish internet-wide exposure or affected versions beyond 0.5.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not cite active exploitation, and KEV status is false. The issue is described as requiring low privileges and adjacent-network access, with no user interaction. No exploit availability or attack campaigns are substantiated in the provided sources.
Researcher notes
Evidence is specific but sparse: VulDB names the vulnerable file and id argument, CVE metadata lists WebFinance 0.5, and GitHub provides a patch reference. The bundle does not document vulnerable code details, exploit maturity, or affected versions beyond 0.5.
Mitigation direction
- Identify whether fanzila WebFinance 0.5 is deployed anywhere.
- Apply the referenced WebFinance patch commit where applicable.
- Restrict access to administrative WebFinance routes to trusted networks and users.
- Review vendor or project guidance for any additional supported fixes.
- Ensure database accounts used by WebFinance have least-privilege access.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed WebFinance version and deployment locations.
- Verify whether commit 306f170ca2a8203ae3d8f51fb219ba9e05b945e1 is applied.
- Check whether htdocs/admin/save_taxes.php remains present and reachable.
- Review application and database logs for unusual tax-administration activity.
- Run only authorized application security testing in a controlled environment.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.13.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.220055CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220055CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/fanzila/WebFinance/commit/306f170ca2a8203ae3d8f51fb219ba9e05b945e1CVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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