CVE-2016-15021: A vulnerability was found in nickzren alsdb

Routine

MEDIUM 5.5DOWNGRADE

CVE-2016-15021 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) affecting als data browser. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in nickzren alsdb. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to sql injection. Upgrading to version v2 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is cbc79a68145e845f951113d184b4de207c341599. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-218429 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Adjacent network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 46%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2023-01-17
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: columbia

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-01-17 16:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:41 UTCUpdated Record last modified

columbia als data browser DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy als-data-browser || rpm -q als-data-browser || als-data-browser --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison als-data-browser sudo apt install als-data-browser=<VERSION_BEFORE_1> sudo apt-mark hold als-data-browser

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list als-data-browser sudo dnf downgrade als-data-browser-<VERSION_BEFORE_1> sudo dnf versionlock add als-data-browser

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2016-15021?

als data browser: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2016-15021 being exploited?

CVE-2016-15021 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2016-15021 affect?

CVE-2016-15021 affects als data browser. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.5). A vulnerability was found in nickzren alsdb. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to sql injection. Upgrading to version v2 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the pa

How urgent is CVE-2016-15021?

Priority 33/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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