Cyber Resilience

CVE-2019-25662

HighPublic PoC

Published: 05 April 2026

Published
05 April 2026
Modified
14 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 0.0042 33.7th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2019-25662 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Montala Resourcespace. 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 33.7th 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-2019-25662 is an SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) affecting ResourceSpace version 8.6. The issue resides in the watched_searches.php endpoint, where the 'ref' parameter fails to properly sanitize user input, enabling attackers to inject malicious SQL code.

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low complexity and no privileges required, as indicated by its CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N). By sending crafted GET requests to the endpoint, they can execute arbitrary SQL queries, extracting sensitive database information such as usernames and credentials.

Advisories and references, including an Exploit-DB entry at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46308 and a VulnCheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/resourcespace-sql-injection-via-watched-searches-php, document the vulnerability and provide details on exploitation via the watched_searches.php endpoint. The official ResourceSpace site at https://www.resourcespace.com/ and its download page at https://www.resourcespace.com/get offer additional context on the software.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

ResourceSpace 8.6 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'ref' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to the watched_searches.php endpoint with crafted SQL payloads to extract sensitive…

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database information including usernames and credentials.

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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Why these techniques?

SQL injection in public-facing web endpoint (watched_searches.php) directly enables remote unauthenticated exploitation of a web application for data/credential extraction.

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

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2019-25693Same product: Montala Resourcespace
CVE-2026-24956Shared CWE-89
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CVE-2025-28939Shared CWE-89
CVE-2021-47872Shared CWE-89
CVE-2025-28873Shared CWE-89
CVE-2019-25636Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-32611Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-42755Shared CWE-89
CVE-2024-53544Shared CWE-89

Affected Assets

montala
resourcespace
≤ 8.6

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Information input validation directly prevents SQL injection by sanitizing the 'ref' parameter in watched_searches.php before it reaches the database.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Flaw remediation addresses the SQL injection vulnerability by patching or correcting the code in ResourceSpace 8.6.

SC-7 Boundary Protection partial match
prevent

Boundary protection with web application firewalls blocks crafted SQL payloads sent to the watched_searches.php endpoint.

References