SQL injection in HortusFox API lets token holders read database tables
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
HortusFox (hortusfox-web) before 6.2 contains an SQL injection flaw (CWE-89) in the include_info parameter of the /api/locations/list endpoint. An attacker holding an API token can supply crafted include_info values with subqueries that are concatenated into the SQL column list, letting them read any database table, including user password hashes.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
HortusFox (hortusfox-web) before 6.2 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows API token holders to inject SQL by supplying crafted include_info values to the /api/locations/list endpoint. Attackers can place subqueries in include_info, which PlantsModel::getSpecificInfo() concatenates into the column list, to read any database table including user password hashes.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| danielbrendel | hortusfox-web | before 6.2 | 6.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- hortusfox-web Vendordanielbrendel Affected before 6.2 Fixed in 6.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Upgrade danielbrendel hortusfox-web to version 6.2, which fixes the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA hortusfox-web (danielbrendel) Fixed in 6.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108100
- 2026-10-11 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 1
More danielbrendel vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-62636 HortusFox-Web < 6.1 Remote Code Execution via Import/Export CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-68443 Remote code execution in HortusFox via theme import CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-70059 Unrestricted file upload in HortusFox lets users store scripts CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2026-50818 Daniel Brendel HortusFox - Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
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