Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-49489

HighPublic PoCUpdated

Published: 31 May 2026

Published
31 May 2026
Modified
17 June 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 8.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0026 17.7th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-49489 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Packetstorm (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 17.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

OpenCATS through 0.9.7.4 contains a sql injection vulnerability in the sortDirection parameter of the DataGrid component that allows authenticated users to extract database contents. Attackers can inject malicious SQL via the sortDirection parameter in ajax/getDataGridPager.php to perform time-based blind injection…

more

attacks and read sensitive data.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
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Why these techniques?

SQL injection in web app (DataGrid/ajax endpoint) directly enables T1190 exploitation and T1213.006 database data access.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2018-25199Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-27179Shared CWE-89
CVE-2025-0308Shared CWE-89
CVE-2019-25581Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-27885Shared CWE-89
CVE-2019-25479Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-1476Shared CWE-89
CVE-2019-25526Shared CWE-89
CVE-2025-69365Shared CWE-89
CVE-2019-25573Shared CWE-89

Affected Assets

Packetstorm
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References