CVE-2019-25499

HighPublic PoC

Published: 04 March 2026

Published

04 March 2026

Modified

06 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 0.0045 36.0th percentile

Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2019-25499 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Simplejobscript Simplejobscript. 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 36.0th 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-2019-25499 is an SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in Simple Job Script, specifically affecting the get_job_applications_ajax.php component. The flaw allows attackers to inject malicious SQL code through the job_id parameter in POST requests, enabling manipulation of database queries. It 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 2026-03-04T18:16:08.260.

Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted POST requests to get_job_applications_ajax.php containing malicious job_id values. Successful exploitation allows bypassing authentication controls, extracting sensitive data from the database, or modifying database contents, with high confidentiality impact and low integrity impact.

Advisories and related resources, including the VulnCheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-job-script-sql-injection-via-get-job-applications-ajaxphp and an exploit proof-of-concept at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46612, provide further details on the issue and potential mitigations.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2019-19725

Vulnerability details

Simple Job Script contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the job_id parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to get_job_applications_ajax.php with malicious job_id values to bypass authentication, extract sensitive…

data, or modify database contents.

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?

CVE-2019-25499 is an unauthenticated SQL injection in a public-facing web application (T1190), enabling direct database query manipulation for sensitive data extraction (T1213.006).

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