Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a Salesforce framework bug where a sorting direction parameter could be injected into a SOQL handler. The reported impact is medium: an authenticated adjacent actor could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability at low levels. No KEV listing or provided source shows active exploitation.
Executive priority
Handle as a moderate application-layer issue. It does not justify emergency response from the supplied evidence, but teams using this Salesforce framework should patch or verify forks during the next vulnerability remediation cycle.
Technical view
CVE-2016-15007 affects SObjectService in src/classes/SObjectService.cls of Centralized-Salesforce-Dev-Framework's SOQL Handler. Manipulation of orderDirection leads to injection. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.5 with adjacent access, low complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction.
Likely exposure
Organizations with Salesforce custom code based on or forked from Centralized-Salesforce-Dev-Framework, especially where SObjectService accepts user-controlled orderDirection. Published data does not identify package versions or CPEs, so exposure must be confirmed by code inventory rather than product scans.
Exploitation context
The provided sources describe the issue and identify required privileges, but they do not show exploitation in the wild. It is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle. Treat exploit status as unconfirmed unless new vendor or threat-intelligence evidence appears.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow: VulDB identifies CWE-74 injection in orderDirection and the GitHub commit as the patch. Version ranges and CPEs are not provided. Research should focus on code provenance, patched-vs-unpatched SObjectService behavior, and reachable callers.
Mitigation direction
- Apply the referenced patch commit db03ac5b8a9d830095991b529c067a030a0ccf7b.
- Check project or vendor guidance for any newer supported remediation.
- Treat local forks as affected until SObjectService.cls matches the patched behavior.
- Prioritize deployments where orderDirection can be influenced by authenticated users.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Salesforce repositories for Centralized-Salesforce-Dev-Framework or derived SObjectService.cls code.
- Compare src/classes/SObjectService.cls against the referenced patched commit.
- Trace whether orderDirection is built from request, UI, API, or integration input.
- Confirm tests cover allowed and rejected sort-direction values.
Public sources used
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- 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.217195CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217195CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/scottbcovert/Centralized-Salesforce-Dev-Framework/commit/db03ac5b8a9d830095991b529c067a030a0ccf7bCVE reference · patch
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.