CVE-2019-25346
Published: 12 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2019-25346 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Kostasmitroglou Password Management Application. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 43.7th 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-2019-25346 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) affecting TheSystem 1.0, specifically in the 'server_name' parameter. This flaw enables attackers to bypass authentication by injecting malicious SQL code, such as ' or '1=1', which allows retrieval of unauthorized database records and potential access to sensitive system information. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) and was published on 2026-02-12.
The attack scenario involves unauthenticated remote attackers exploiting the vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. By manipulating the 'server_name' parameter in SQL queries, attackers can evade authentication controls, extract confidential database content, and obtain sensitive system details, resulting in high confidentiality impact.
Advisories and related resources, including the VulnCheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/thesystem-servername-sql-injection, provide further details on the issue. A proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47430, and the affected software's GitHub repository is at https://github.com/kostasmitroglou/thesystem.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2019-19484
Vulnerability details
TheSystem 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass authentication by manipulating the 'server_name' parameter. Attackers can inject malicious SQL code like ' or '1=1 to retrieve unauthorized database records and potentially access sensitive system information.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in public-facing app directly enables remote exploitation (T1190) and unauthorized database data access (T1213.006).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly prevents SQL injection in the 'server_name' parameter by validating inputs before they are used in database queries.
Remediates the specific SQL injection flaw allowing authentication bypass and unauthorized data retrieval.
Restricts the 'server_name' parameter to approved formats and lengths, blocking malicious SQL payloads.