CVE-2021-39165
Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Cachet is an open source status page. With Cachet prior to and including 2.3.18, there is a SQL injection which is in the SearchableTrait#scopeSearch(). Attackers without authentication can utilize this vulnerability to exfiltrate sensitive data from the database such as administrator's password and session. The original repository of Cachet https://github.com/CachetHQ/Cachet is not active, the stable version 2.3.18 and it's developing 2.4 branch is affected.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Cachet is an open source status page. With Cachet prior to and including 2.3.18, there is a SQL injection which is in the SearchableTrait#scopeSearch(). Attackers without authentication can utilize this vulnerability to exfiltrate sensitive data from the database such as administrator's password and session. The original repository of Cachet https://github.com/CachetHQ/Cachet is not active, the stable version 2.3.18 and it's developing 2.4 branch is affected.
- Record
CVE-2021-39165- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287, CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-1615
Cachet is an open source status page. With Cachet prior to and including 2.3.18, there is a SQL injection which is in the SearchableTrait#scopeSearch(). Attackers without authentication can utilize this vulnerability to exfiltrate sensitive data from the database such as administrator's password and session. The original repository of Cachet https://github.com/CachetHQ/Cachet is not active, the stable version 2.3.18 and it's developing 2.4 branch is affected.
- Record
EUVD-2021-1615- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-79mg-4w23-4fqc
Unauthenticated SQL Injection in Cachet
Impact
In Cachet versions through 2.3.18, there is a SQL injection which is in the SearchableTrait#scopeSearch(). Attackers without authentication can utilize this vulnerability to exfiltrate sensitive data from the database such as administrator's password and session.
Patches
The original repository of https://github.com/CachetHQ/Cachet is not active, the stable version 2.3.18 and it's developing 2.4 branch is affected.
Update to version 2.5 or later in the https://github.com/fiveai/Cachet fork to fix this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-79mg-4w23-4fqc- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89, CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cachet is an open source status page. With Cachet prior to and including 2.3.18, there is a SQL injection which is in the SearchableTrait#scopeSearch(). Attackers without authentication can utilize this vulnerability to exfiltrate sensitive data from the database such as administrator's password and session. The original repository of Cachet https://github.com/CachetHQ/Cachet is not active, the stable version 2.3.18 and it's developing 2.4 branch is affected.
- Record
CVE-2021-39165- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89, CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cachet is an open source status page. With Cachet prior to and including 2.3.18, there is a SQL injection which is in the SearchableTrait#scopeSearch(). Attackers without authentication can utilize this vulnerability to exfiltrate sensitive data from the database such as administrator's password and session. The original repository of Cachet https://github.com/CachetHQ/Cachet is not active, the stable version 2.3.18 and it's developing 2.4 branch is affected.
- Record
CVE-2021-39165- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-79mg-4w23-4fqc
Unauthenticated SQL Injection in Cachet
Impact
In Cachet versions through 2.3.18, there is a SQL injection which is in the SearchableTrait#scopeSearch(). Attackers without authentication can utilize this vulnerability to exfiltrate sensitive data from the database such as administrator's password and session.
Patches
The original repository of https://github.com/CachetHQ/Cachet is not active, the stable version 2.3.18 and it's developing 2.4 branch is affected.
Update to version 2.5 or later in the https://github.com/fiveai/Cachet fork to fix this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-79mg-4w23-4fqc- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287, CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cachethq/cachetPackagist |
through 2.3.18 | None known |
cachethq/cachetPackagist |
through 2.3.18, plus listed versions v0.1.0-alphav1.0.0v1.1.0v1.1.1v1.2.0 Show 45 moreShow lessv1.2.1v2.0.0v2.0.0-RC1v2.0.0-RC2v2.0.0-RC3v2.0.0-RC4v2.0.0-RC5v2.0.0-beta1v2.0.0-beta2v2.0.1v2.0.2v2.0.3v2.0.4v2.1.0v2.1.0-RC1v2.1.0-RC2v2.1.1v2.1.2v2.2.0v2.2.0-RC1v2.2.1v2.2.2v2.2.3v2.2.4v2.3.0v2.3.0-RC1v2.3.0-RC2v2.3.0-RC3v2.3.0-RC4v2.3.0-RC5v2.3.0-RC6v2.3.1v2.3.10v2.3.11v2.3.12v2.3.13v2.3.14v2.3.15v2.3.16v2.3.17v2.3.18v2.3.2v2.3.3v2.3.4v2.3.5 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Cachet <=2.3.18 - SQL Injection | |
| PoC in GitHub | W0rty/CVE-2021-39165 | 2022-03-15 |
| PoC in GitHub | manbolq/CVE-2021-39165 | 2023-09-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-39165 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Cachethq Cachet, published August 26, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.17%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
Left out here: 4 versions. The JSON record has them.