CVE-2019-25523
Published: 12 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2019-25523 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Xooscripts Xoogallery. 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 31.0th 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-2019-25523 is an SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in XooGallery Latest, affecting the cat.php component through the cat_id parameter. This flaw enables attackers to inject malicious SQL code into database queries via GET requests. 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), indicating high confidentiality impact with low integrity impact and no availability impact. It was published on 2026-03-12.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely with low complexity by sending crafted GET requests to cat.php containing malicious values in the cat_id parameter. Successful exploitation allows bypassing authentication, extracting sensitive data from the database, or modifying database contents.
Advisories and exploit details are documented in references including Exploit-DB (https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46609) and VulnCheck (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xoogallery-lastest-latest-sql-injection-via-cat-php), which provide proof-of-concept exploits demonstrating the SQL injection.
A public exploit is available on Exploit-DB, indicating potential for real-world abuse against unpatched XooGallery Latest installations.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2019-19805
Vulnerability details
XooGallery Latest contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the cat_id parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to cat.php with malicious cat_id values to bypass authentication, extract sensitive data,…
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or modify database contents.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in public-facing web application (T1190) enables unauthenticated remote exploitation; allows arbitrary database queries for sensitive data extraction (T1213.006).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly prevents SQL injection by validating the cat_id parameter in cat.php against expected formats, blocking malicious SQL code injection via GET requests.
Remediates the specific SQL injection flaw in XooGallery's cat.php, eliminating the vulnerability through patching or code correction.
Boundary protection at web interfaces filters and blocks crafted GET requests with SQL injection payloads targeting the cat_id parameter.