CVE-2015-3427

critical

Description

Quassel before 0.12.2 does not properly re-initialize the database session when the PostgreSQL database is restarted, which allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via a \ (backslash) in a message. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4422.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2015-3471

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74339

http://www.quassel-irc.org/node/127

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3258

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-05-14

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01989