CVE-2019-6986
Command Injection in VIVO Vitro
SPARQL Injection in VIVO Vitro v1.10.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SPARQL via the uri parameter, leading to a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS), as demonstrated by crafted use of FILTER%20regex in a /individual?uri= request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SPARQL Injection in VIVO Vitro v1.10.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SPARQL via the uri parameter, leading to a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS), as demonstrated by crafted use of FILTER%20regex in a /individual?uri= request.
- Record
CVE-2019-6986- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SPARQL Injection in VIVO Vitro v1.10.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SPARQL via the uri parameter, leading to a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS), as demonstrated by crafted use of FILTER%20regex in a /individual?uri= request.
- Record
CVE-2019-6986- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4146 No score
SPARQL Injection in VIVO Vitro v1.10.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SPARQL via the uri parameter, leading to a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS), as demonstrated by crafted use of FILTER%20regex in a /individual?uri= request.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4146- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hgq9-q8g2-3jmg
Command Injection in VIVO Vitro
SPARQL Injection in VIVO Vitro v1.10.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SPARQL via the uri parameter, leading to a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS), as demonstrated by crafted use of FILTER%20regex in a /individual?uri= request.
- Record
GHSA-hgq9-q8g2-3jmg- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
SPARQL Injection in VIVO Vitro v1.10.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SPARQL via the uri parameter, leading to a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS), as demonstrated by crafted use of FILTER%20regex in a /individual?uri= request.
- Record
CVE-2019-6986- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hgq9-q8g2-3jmg
Command Injection in VIVO Vitro
SPARQL Injection in VIVO Vitro v1.10.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SPARQL via the uri parameter, leading to a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS), as demonstrated by crafted use of FILTER%20regex in a /individual?uri= request.
- Record
GHSA-hgq9-q8g2-3jmg- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.vivoweb:vitro-projectMaven |
before 1.11.0 | 1.11.0 |
org.vivoweb:vitro-projectMaven |
before 1.11.0, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.0-alpha11.10.0-alpha21.10.0-beta11.10.0-beta2 Show 7 moreShow less1.9.01.9.0-alpha-11.9.0-alpha-21.9.0-rc11.9.11.9.21.9.3 |
1.11.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-6986 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Duraspace Vitro, published January 28, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.02%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in org.vivoweb:vitro-project 1.11.0.
References
github.com/kevinbackhouse/SecurityExploits/tree/0ec74459ac53685a7959ed58d580ef8abece3685/vivo-project
packetstormsecurity.com/files/172838/VIVO-SPARQL-Injection.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6986
jira.duraspace.org/browse/VIVO-1697