CVE-2019-25700
Published: 05 April 2026
Summary
CVE-2019-25700 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Marmotech Kados. 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 22.7th 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-2019-25700 is an SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in Kados R10 GreenBee, where the sort_direction parameter fails to properly sanitize user input. This allows attackers to inject malicious SQL code directly into database queries, potentially compromising the underlying database. 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 severity due to its network accessibility and lack of prerequisites.
Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. By submitting crafted SQL statements via the sort_direction parameter, they can extract sensitive database information, such as user credentials or other confidential data, and in some cases modify database contents, though availability remains unaffected.
Advisories, including one from VulnCheck, document the issue in Kados R10 GreenBee, with a public proof-of-concept exploit available on Exploit-DB. Project resources are hosted on SourceForge and kados.info, but no specific patches or mitigation steps are detailed in the provided references.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2019-20121
Vulnerability details
Kados R10 GreenBee contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the sort_direction parameter. Attackers can submit malicious SQL statements in the sort_direction parameter to extract sensitive database information or modify…
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in public-facing web app directly enables remote exploitation (T1190) and database data access/exfiltration (T1213.006).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly validates and sanitizes user inputs like the sort_direction parameter to prevent SQL injection attacks from manipulating database queries.
Requires identification, reporting, and timely remediation of the SQL injection flaw in Kados R10 GreenBee to eliminate the vulnerability.
Enforces restrictions on information inputs such as the sort_direction parameter to limit injection payloads to authorized content like 'asc' or 'desc'.