CVE-2018-25173

HighPublic PoC

Published: 06 March 2026

Published

06 March 2026

Modified

15 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score v4 8.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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 0.0024 14.5th percentile

Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2018-25173 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 14.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2018-25173 is an SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) affecting Rmedia SMS version 1.0. The issue exists in the editgrp.php component, where the gid parameter fails to properly sanitize user input, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary SQL code.

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low complexity and no user interaction or privileges required, earning it a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N). By sending GET requests to editgrp.php with malicious gid values—leveraging functions such as EXTRACTVALUE and CONCAT—attackers can extract database schema names and other sensitive information, resulting in high confidentiality impact and low integrity impact.

Exploit details, including a proof-of-concept, are publicly available on Exploit-DB at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45855. A Vulncheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rmedia-sms-sql-injection-via-editgrpphp documents the SQL injection via editgrp.php and provides additional technical analysis.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2018-21628

Vulnerability details

Rmedia SMS 1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to extract database information by injecting SQL code through the gid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to editgrp.php with malicious gid values using EXTRACTVALUE and CONCAT functions…

to retrieve schema names and sensitive database 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 public-facing web application (editgrp.php) enables unauthenticated remote exploitation (T1190) and extraction of sensitive database information such as schema names (T1213.006).

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