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CVE-2012-5367

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in OrangeHRM 2.7.1 RC 1 allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sortField parameter to (1) viewCustomers, (2) viewPayGrades, or (3) viewSystemUsers in symfony/web/index.php/admin/, as demonstrated using cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-5367 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from orangehrm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-12-03T21:55:01.720

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-89

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	orangehrm	orangehrm	2.7.1	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0029.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/86858 ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117925/OrangeHRM-2.7.1-rc.1-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-SQL-Injection.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56417 Exploit ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79833 ([email protected])
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23119 Exploit ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0029.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/86858 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117925/OrangeHRM-2.7.1-rc.1-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-SQL-Injection.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56417 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79833 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23119 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For orangehrm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.