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CVE-2016-15007: Centralized Salesforce Development Framework Project: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream…

CVE-2016-15007 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists Centralized Salesforce Development Framework Project as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

A vulnerability was found in Centralized-Salesforce-Dev-Framework. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SObjectService of the file src/classes/SObjectService.cls of the component SOQL Handler. The manipulation of the argument orderDirection leads to injection. The patch is named db03ac5b8a9d830095991b529c067a030a0ccf7b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217195.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.1 9.8: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected products

  • Centralized Salesforce Development Framework Project: before 2016-06-20

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