CVE-2018-25182

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-2018-25182 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 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2018-25182 is an SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in Silurus Classifieds Script 2.0, specifically affecting the wcategory.php component via the ID parameter. This flaw enables attackers to inject malicious SQL code, leading to arbitrary SQL query execution. The vulnerability carries 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) and was published on 2026-03-06T13:16:00.640.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted GET requests to wcategory.php with SQL payloads in the ID parameter. Successful exploitation allows extraction of database table names and sensitive information from the database, providing high confidentiality impact with low integrity impact and no availability impact.

Advisories and proof-of-concept exploits are documented in references including https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45838 and https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/silurus-classifieds-script-sql-injection-via-wcategoryphp, which detail the injection vectors but do not specify patches or mitigations in the provided CVE information. Security practitioners should review these for remediation guidance.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2018-21637

Vulnerability details

Silurus Classifieds Script 2.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the ID parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to wcategory.php with crafted SQL payloads in the ID…

parameter to extract database table names and sensitive information from the database.

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 enables exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) and arbitrary database queries for data collection from databases (T1213.006).

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