Cyber Resilience

CVE-2018-25188

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-2018-25188 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-2018-25188 is an SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) affecting Webiness Inventory version 2.3. The flaw resides in the WsModelGrid.php endpoint, where the order parameter fails to properly sanitize user input, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL code. Published on 2026-03-06 with 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), it enables high-impact confidentiality breaches with low integrity impact and no availability disruption.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending POST requests to the WsModelGrid.php endpoint with crafted SQL payloads in the order parameter. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary SQL queries, permitting extraction of sensitive database information such as usernames, database names, and version details.

Advisories and references include a proof-of-concept exploit published on Exploit-DB (https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45843) and a detailed advisory from Vulncheck (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webiness-inventory-sql-injection-via-wsmodelgridphp), which document the issue but do not specify patches or mitigations in the provided information.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Webiness Inventory 2.3 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the order parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to the WsModelGrid.php endpoint with crafted SQL payloads to extract…

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sensitive database information including usernames, databases, and version details.

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 (T1190) enables arbitrary database queries for sensitive data extraction (T1213.006).

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

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly mandates validation of the unsanitized 'order' parameter in WsModelGrid.php to prevent SQL injection execution.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires timely identification, reporting, and correction of the SQL injection flaw in Webiness Inventory 2.3 to eliminate the vulnerability.

SI-9 Information Input Restrictions partial match
prevent

Enforces restrictions on information inputs at system boundaries to block malicious SQL payloads in POST requests to the vulnerable endpoint.

References