CVE-2016-15016

Name: CVE-2016-15016
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-01-08T18:15:10.117+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.66%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-15016 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in mrtnmtth joomla_mod_einsatz_stats up to 0.2. It has been classified as critical. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in mrtnmtth joomla_mod_einsatz_stats up to 0.2. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function getStatsByType of the file helper.php. The manipulation of the argument year leads to sql injection. Upgrading to version 0.3 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 27c1b443cff45c81d9d7d926a74c76f8b6ffc6cb. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217653 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.66%

46.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Joomla Mod Einsatz Stats Project	Joomla Mod Einsatz Stats	< 0.3

References

https://github.com/mrtnmtth/joomla_mod_einsatz_stats/commit/27c1b443cff45c81d9d7d926a74c76f8b6ffc6cbPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mrtnmtth/joomla_mod_einsatz_stats/releases/tag/v0.3Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217653Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217653Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mrtnmtth/joomla_mod_einsatz_stats/commit/27c1b443cff45c81d9d7d926a74c76f8b6ffc6cbPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mrtnmtth/joomla_mod_einsatz_stats/releases/tag/v0.3Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217653Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217653Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 8, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-15016?

How severe is CVE-2016-15016?

CVE-2016-15016 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-15016?

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Source: NVD / NIST