CVE-2026-71288
Koha SQL Injection via order_by and {order}_ovalue Parameters in guided_reports.pl
Koha's guided report builder (reports/guided_reports.pl) reads the CGI parameter and, for each value, a dynamically-named parameter, and concatenates both directly into an SQL ORDER BY clause with no allowlist or validation. Since ORDER BY columns cannot be bound via prepared-statement placeholders, this requires an explicit allowlist, which does not exist.
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
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.8
Koha SQL Injection via order_by and {order}_ovalue Parameters in guided_reports.pl
Koha's guided report builder (reports/guided_reports.pl) reads the CGI parameter and, for each value, a dynamically-named parameter, and concatenates both directly into an SQL ORDER BY clause with no allowlist or validation. Since ORDER BY columns cannot be bound via prepared-statement placeholders, this requires an explicit allowlist, which does not exist.
- Record
CVE-2026-71288- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-53373
8.8
Koha's guided report builder (reports/guided_reports.pl) reads the CGI parameter and, for each value, a dynamically-named parameter, and concatenates both directly into an SQL ORDER BY clause with no allowlist or validation. Since ORDER BY columns cannot be bound via prepared-statement placeholders, this requires an explicit allowlist, which does not exist.
- Record
EUVD-2026-53373- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q274-qf66-4hq6
8.8
Koha's guided report builder (reports/guided_reports.pl) reads the `order_by` CGI parameter and,...
Koha's guided report builder (reports/guided_reports.pl) reads the order_by CGI parameter and, for each value, a dynamically-named {order}_ovalue parameter, and concatenates both directly into an SQL ORDER BY clause with no allowlist or validation: my @order_by = $input->multi_param('order_by'); foreach my $order (@order_by) { my $value = $input->param($order . "_ovalue"); $query_orderby = " ORDER BY $order $value"; }. The resulting string is appended verbatim to the final query in C4::Reports::Guided ($query .= $orderby;) with no escaping. Since ORDER BY columns cannot be bound via prepared-statement placeholders, this requires an explicit allowlist, which does not exist. Any staff account with the low-privilege create_reports or execute_reports permission (commonly granted to non-admin library staff) can perform time-based blind SQL injection against the Koha database, which stores patron PII and staff/LDAP credentials.
- Record
GHSA-q274-qf66-4hq6- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.8
Koha's guided report builder (reports/guided_reports.pl) reads the CGI parameter and, for each value, a dynamically-named parameter, and concatenates both directly into an SQL ORDER BY clause with no allowlist or validation. Since ORDER BY columns cannot be bound via prepared-statement placeholders, this requires an explicit allowlist, which does not exist.
- Record
CVE-2026-71288- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
Koha SQL Injection via order_by and {order}_ovalue Parameters in guided_reports.pl
Koha's guided report builder (reports/guided_reports.pl) reads the CGI parameter and, for each value, a dynamically-named parameter, and concatenates both directly into an SQL ORDER BY clause with no allowlist or validation. Since ORDER BY columns cannot be bound via prepared-statement placeholders, this requires an explicit allowlist, which does not exist.
- Record
CVE-2026-71288- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-71288 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Koha Community Koha, published August 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.