CVE-2025-25519
Published: 25 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-25519 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Seacms Seacms. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 36.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; 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).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Requires timely remediation of the specific SQL injection flaw in SeaCMS <=13.3 admin_zyk.php through patching or vendor updates.
Mandates validation of inputs to admin_zyk.php to block malicious SQL injection attempts by ensuring only valid data reaches the database.
Facilitates identification of the SQL injection vulnerability in SeaCMS via regular automated scanning, enabling proactive remediation.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in admin_zyk.php of Seacms web application enables exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) and facilitates data collection from databases (T1213.006).
NVD Description
Seacms <=13.3 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in admin_zyk.php.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-25519 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) affecting SeaCMS versions 13.3 and earlier. The issue is located in the admin_zyk.php component, allowing malicious SQL queries to be injected and executed. Published on 2025-02-25, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), classifying it as critical due to its potential for severe impact.
The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated remote attackers over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation enables high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as executing arbitrary SQL commands to extract sensitive data, modify database contents, or disrupt service operations.
Mitigation details are documented in the advisory available at https://github.com/Colorado-all/cve/blob/main/seacms/seacms%20V13.3-sql-8.md.
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