Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2015-10017 is a SQL injection issue in HPI-Information-Systems ProLOD. The public record says a crafted value for the argument named this can affect unknown code. The CVSS score is medium, but SQL injection can still matter if ProLOD is used near sensitive data.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation where ProLOD is deployed in production or near sensitive databases. The score is medium, but SQL injection can create data exposure or tampering risk. Because affected versions are unclear, first confirm whether ProLOD is present and patched.
Technical view
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-89 SQL injection in ProLOD. The source bundle reports unknown affected code and manipulation of the this argument. CVSS 3.1 is 5.5 with adjacent attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running HPI-Information-Systems ProLOD. Specific affected versions are not identified in the sources, and no CPEs are provided. Confirm exposure through asset inventory, deployed commit history, and review of ProLOD instances reachable by adjacent or internal users.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show active exploitation, and KEV is false. VulDB indicates permissions are required, and CVSS requires adjacent access and low privileges. Treat the issue as credible for internal or adjacent attackers, but there is no provided evidence of broad exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: affected code and versions are unknown, and the public bundle names only the vulnerable argument and patch commit. Do not infer additional products, endpoints, or exploit availability. Analysis confidence is constrained by limited vendor detail.
Mitigation direction
- Apply the ProLOD patch commit 3f710905458d49c77530bd3cbcd8960457566b73 or a vendor release containing it.
- Restrict ProLOD access to trusted networks until remediation is confirmed.
- Review vendor and VulDB guidance for any updated affected-version details.
- Monitor application and database logs for suspicious SQL errors or unexpected data access.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all ProLOD deployments and record deployed version or commit.
- Confirm whether patch commit 3f710905458d49c77530bd3cbcd8960457566b73 is present.
- Review handling of the this argument for patched SQL parameterization or validation.
- Run existing regression tests covering affected ProLOD data paths after patching.
Public sources used
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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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
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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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.217552CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217552CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/HPI-Information-Systems/ProLOD/commit/3f710905458d49c77530bd3cbcd8960457566b73CVE reference · patch
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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