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CVE-2018-12942

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-07-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the "Users management" functionality in SeedDMS (formerly LetoDMS and MyDMS) before 5.1.8 allows authenticated attackers to manipulate an SQL query within the application by sending additional SQL commands to the application server. An attacker can use this vulnerability to perform malicious tasks such as to extract, change, or delete sensitive information within the database supporting the application, and potentially run system commands on the underlying operating system.

Affected products

• Seeddms: before 5.1.8 — fixed in 5.1.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Seeddms 5.1.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://sourceforge.net/p/seeddms/code/ci/seeddms-5.1.x/tree/CHANGELOG
• https://www.contextis.com/resources/advisories/cve-2018-12942
• https://sourceforge.net/p/seeddms/code/ci/seeddms-5.1.x/tree/CHANGELOG
• https://www.contextis.com/resources/advisories/cve-2018-12942

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