CVE-2026-85388
Worklenz through 3.0.0 SQL Injection via the sort-field Query Parameter
Worklenz through 3.0.0 fails to properly validate the sort-field query parameter in pagination helper functions, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary PostgreSQL expressions into ORDER BY clauses. Attackers can use time-based and boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques to extract sensitive database content including password hashes from other tenants. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-25947.
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
8.6
Worklenz through 3.0.0 SQL Injection via the sort-field Query Parameter
Worklenz through 3.0.0 fails to properly validate the sort-field query parameter in pagination helper functions, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary PostgreSQL expressions into ORDER BY clauses. Attackers can use time-based and boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques to extract sensitive database content including password hashes from other tenants. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-25947.
- Record
CVE-2026-85388- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - 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
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-70665
8.6
Worklenz through 3.0.0 fails to properly validate the sort-field query parameter in pagination helper functions, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary PostgreSQL expressions into ORDER BY clauses. Attackers can use time-based and boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques to extract sensitive database content including password hashes from other tenants. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-25947.
- Record
EUVD-2026-70665- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j38m-6g5x-xxgg
8.6
Worklenz through 3.0.0 fails to properly validate the sort-field query parameter in pagination...
Worklenz through 3.0.0 fails to properly validate the sort-field query parameter in pagination helper functions, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary PostgreSQL expressions into ORDER BY clauses. Attackers can use time-based and boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques to extract sensitive database content including password hashes from other tenants. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-25947.
- Record
GHSA-j38m-6g5x-xxgg- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - 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
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.6
Worklenz through 3.0.0 fails to properly validate the sort-field query parameter in pagination helper functions, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary PostgreSQL expressions into ORDER BY clauses. Attackers can use time-based and boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques to extract sensitive database content including password hashes from other tenants. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-25947.
- Record
CVE-2026-85388- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - 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
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCVE-2026-25947
8.8
Worklenz Boolean-Based Blind SQL Injection via Improper ORDER BY Clause Input Validation
Worklenz is a project management tool. Prior to 2.1.7, there are multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities were discovered in backend SQL query construction affecting project and task management controllers, reporting and financial data endpoints, real-time socket.io handlers, and resource allocation and scheduling features. The vulnerability has been patched in version v2.1.7.
- Record
CVE-2026-25947- 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
- 2026-11-05
OSV
8.6
Worklenz through 3.0.0 SQL Injection via the sort-field Query Parameter
Worklenz through 3.0.0 fails to properly validate the sort-field query parameter in pagination helper functions, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary PostgreSQL expressions into ORDER BY clauses. Attackers can use time-based and boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques to extract sensitive database content including password hashes from other tenants. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-25947.
- Record
CVE-2026-85388- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-85388 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Worklenz, published February 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/issues/395
github.com/Worklenz/worklenz
github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/blob/v3.0.0/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/worklenz-controller-base.ts
github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/blob/v3.0.0/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/job-titles-controller.ts
github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/security/advisories/GHSA-f2f8-2ppj-85pf
vulncheck.com/advisories/worklenz-through-3.0.0-sql-injection-via-the-sort-field-query-parameter
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85388
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j38m-6g5x-xxgg
github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/releases/tag/v2.1.7
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/25xxx/CVE-2026-25947.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25947
github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/commit/76e5cb0f5dd566fb65586cd3db30ee951c92a32b
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/85xxx/CVE-2026-85388.json