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CVE-2026-85388: Worklenz through 3.0.0 SQL Injection via the sort-field Query Parameter

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-03 · updated 2026-09-08
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

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.

Affected products

• worklenz: through 3.0.0

References

• https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz
• https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/blob/v3.0.0/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/job-titles-controller.ts
• https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/blob/v3.0.0/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/worklenz-controller-base.ts
• https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/issues/395
• https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/security/advisories/GHSA-f2f8-2ppj-85pf
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/worklenz-through-3.0.0-sql-injection-via-the-sort-field-query-parameter
• https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/issues/395

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