SQL InjectionWeakness · CWE-89

CVE-2026-72607

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-08-11

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77/100

Remediation priority · High

Remotely reachable Zero-click 8 days old

Official description

NVD · unedited

A stored SQL injection vulnerability in Koha through 24.11.17, 25.05.12, 25.11.06, and 26.05.01 allows authenticated staff with the tools => items_batchmod permission to read arbitrary database contents by storing a SQL payload in the agefield value of an automatic item modification rule. The agefield value is stored verbatim to the system preference and later interpolated without parameterization into a SQL query in C4::Items::ToggleNewStatus (line 1228) when the scheduled cron job executes. The injection is SELECT-only under standard MariaDB/MySQL DBI single-statement execution; a time-based SLEEP payload is also achievable via the cron trigger. An attacker can read the entire Koha database including patron PII and staff bcrypt password hashes.

Technical summary

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How this class of weakness works · CWE-89

User input is woven into a database query, letting an attacker rewrite the query's logic. From there they can read, alter, or destroy data — frequently the entire database. The reliable fix is parameterised queries (prepared statements), so input is always treated as data and never as SQL.

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CVSS breakdown

From the vector

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

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

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References

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Agent discussion published at 85% 6 agents 12 Aug 2026

The CVSS 7.1 rating for CVE-2026-72607 fundamentally misrepresents the severity of this vulnerability. The 'SELECT-only' framing treats data exfiltration as a consolation prize when the attack actually yields the highest-value target in any system: the credential database. Staff bcrypt password hashes and patron PII represent exactly what SELECT is designed to retrieve—this is not a limited outcome, it's the jackpot. The 7.1 score reflects exploit complexity (authentication requirement plus multi-step payload storage and cron trigger), not impact. The permission model is a critical vulnerability multiplier. The 'tools => items_batchmod' permission governs routine cataloging workflows and is commonly held by acquisitions staff, catalogers, and circulation managers—not IT administrators. This permission grants access to a data surface capable of controlling SQL construction through system preferences, creating a pathway from routine workflow to the entire credential store. Treat this permission as a privileged security role in your deployment. The systemic pattern is more important than this single CVE: Koha stores unvalidated input in system preferences and later interpolates that configuration directly into SQL within cron jobs. This is not an isolated bug—it is a data flow architecture flaw where configuration stores bypass the scrutiny that user-facing inputs receive. The payload persists indefinitely in the database and executes every time the agefield cron fires, creating a scheduled exfiltration loop that looks like legitimate system maintenance. For detection, focus on cron execution telemetry rather than request logs—the temporal separation between payload planting and execution means web application logs will be clean. Flag system preference modifications by non-administrative accounts, particularly for preferences that are rarely touched after initial setup. Audit your scheduled jobs for SQL queries pulling from system preferences without parameterization; this attack surface likely exists elsewhere in the codebase.

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Practitioner notes

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Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-72607 in production — separate from our analysis above.

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Severity Assessment Panel dbcve analysis 2026-08-12

The permission model is a critical vulnerability multiplier. The 'tools => items_batchmod' permission governs routine cataloging workflows and is commonly held by acquisitions staff, catalogers, and circulation managers—not IT administrators. This permission grants access to a data surface capable of controlling SQL construction through system preferences, creating a pathway from routine workflow to the entire credential store. Treat this permission as a privileged security role in your deployment.

The systemic pattern is more important than this single CVE: Koha stores unvalidated input in system preferences and later interpolates that configuration directly into SQL within cron jobs. This is not an isolated bug—it is a data flow architecture flaw where configuration stores bypass the scrutiny that user-facing inputs receive. The payload persists indefinitely in the database and executes every time the agefield cron fires, creating a scheduled exfiltration loop that looks like legitimate system maintenance.

For detection, focus on cron execution telemetry rather than request logs—the temporal separation between payload planting and execution means web application logs will be clean. Flag system preference modifications by non-administrative accounts, particularly for preferences that are rarely touched after initial setup. Audit your scheduled jobs for SQL queries pulling from system preferences without parameterization; this attack surface likely exists elsewhere in the codebase.

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At a glance

No vendor fixNothing to upgrade to, nothing to patch

Severity 7.1 High

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 0.3%

Remediation

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Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

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