Command Injection in VIVO Vitro
SPARQL Injection in VIVO Vitro v1.10.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SPARQL via the uri parameter, leading to a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS), as demonstrated by crafted use of FILTER%20regex in a /individual?uri= request.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.vivoweb:vitro-project | < 1.11.0 | 1.11.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6986
- https://github.com/vivo-project/Vitro/pull/111
- https://github.com/vivo-project/Vitro/pull/111/commits/248ef19107a5ac6f86304fd8f3bc75f3787f8d49
- https://github.com/kevinbackhouse/SecurityExploits/tree/0ec74459ac53685a7959ed58d580ef8abece3685/vivo-project
- https://github.com/vivo-project/Vitro
- https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/VIVO-1697
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172838/VIVO-SPARQL-Injection.html
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400, CWE-77- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.vivoweb:vitro-project- Disclosed
- 13.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-hgq9-q8g2-3jmg - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.vivoweb:vitro-project
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This is the only known vulnerability of this package.
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