Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-25045

HighPublic PoC

Published: 24 January 2022

Published
24 January 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0115 78.9th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-25045 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Asgaros Asgaros Forum. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 21.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The Asgaros Forum WordPress plugin before 1.15.15 does not validate or escape the forum_id parameter before using it in a SQL statement when editing a forum, leading to an SQL injection issue

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

asgaros
asgaros forum
≤ 1.15.15

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References