CVE-2018-25209

HighPublic PoC

Published: 26 March 2026

Published

26 March 2026

Modified

26 March 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 0.0033 24.3th percentile

Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2018-25209 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Sourceforge (inferred from references). 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 24.3th 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-2018-25209 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in OpenBiz Cubi Lite version 3.0.8. The issue affects the login form, where unauthenticated attackers can manipulate database queries through the username parameter in POST requests to /bin/controller.php by injecting malicious SQL code. This flaw has 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), indicating high confidentiality impact with low integrity impact and no availability impact.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit the vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction required. By submitting crafted POST requests with SQL payloads in the username field, attackers can extract sensitive database information or bypass authentication mechanisms.

Advisories and related resources, including an Exploit-DB entry (45801) and a VulnCheck advisory on the OpenBiz Cubi Lite SQL injection via username parameter, document the issue, along with SourceForge project pages for BigChef. These references provide details on the vulnerability but do not specify patches or mitigations in the available information.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2018-21677

Vulnerability details

OpenBiz Cubi Lite 3.0.8 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the login form that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries through the username parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to /bin/controller.php with malicious SQL code in the username field…

to extract sensitive database information or bypass authentication.

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 login form directly enables T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application) for unauthenticated remote exploitation and facilitates T1213.006 (Data from Information Repositories: Databases) via arbitrary query execution to extract sensitive data.

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