CVE-2016-5843

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the FAQ package 2.x before 2.3.6, 4.x before 4.0.5, and...

9.4 CriticalFix available

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the FAQ package 2.x before 2.3.6, 4.x before 4.0.5, and 5.x before 5.0.5 in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via crafted search parameters.

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: High
Integrity: High
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

3.21%Up 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.4

Record: CVE-2016-5843
CVSS 3.0: 9.4 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS 2.0: 9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-5843
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-6778 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-6778
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9gq7-7qp9-2c82 9.4

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the FAQ package 2.x before 2.3.6, 4.x before 4.0.5, and...

Record: GHSA-9gq7-7qp9-2c82
CVSS 3.0: 9.4 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2016-5843 9.4

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2016-5843
CVSS 3.0: 9.4 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.4

Record: CVE-2016-5843
CVSS 3.0: 9.4 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

otrs faq

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gst-plugins-bad1` Alpine:v3.4	before 1.8.3-r0	1.8.3-r0
`gst-plugins-bad1` Alpine:v3.5	before 1.8.3-r0	1.8.3-r0

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-5843 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.4) in Otrs Faq, published September 17, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.21%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in gst-plugins-bad1 1.8.3-r0.