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CVE-2026-42425

Published: May 26, 2026

Modified: May 26, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.2

HIGH

Description

OpenKM 6.3.12 contains an unrestricted SQL execution vulnerability that allows authenticated administrative users to execute arbitrary SQL statements against the application database via the DatabaseQuery interface. Attackers can submit malicious SQL queries through the qs parameter to the /admin/DatabaseQuery endpoint to extract sensitive data including usernames and password hashes from the OKM_USER table, modify permissions, or delete database records.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Openkm	OpenKM Community Edition	affected `0 - <= 6.3.12`
Openkm	OpenKM Professional Edition	affected `0 - <= 7.1.47`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

ExploitDB-52520

exploit

Official Product Homepage

product

Product Reference

product

Vulnerability Advisory

vendor-advisory

Proof-of-Concept Toolkit

product

Nuclei Detection Template

product

VulnCheck Advisory: OpenKM 6.3.12 Unrestricted SQL Execution via DatabaseQuery

third-party-advisory

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