CVE-2025-2624
Published: 22 March 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-2624 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Westboy Cicadascms. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 21.9th 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-2025-2624 is a SQL injection vulnerability in westboy CicadasCMS version 1.0, affecting an unknown functionality in the /system/cms/content/save file. The issue arises from manipulation of the argument content/fujian/laiyuan, classified under CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) and CWE-89 (SQL Injection). It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) and has been described as critical, with the vulnerability published on 2025-03-22.
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by attackers with low privileges, such as authenticated users, due to its low attack complexity and lack of required user interaction. Successful exploitation enables SQL injection, potentially allowing limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, including unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption within the affected CMS.
Advisories and details are available in referenced sources, including VulDB entries (ctiid.300626, id.300626, submit.519295) and a GitHub issue at IceFoxH/VULN/issues/11. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used by attackers. No specific patch or mitigation details are provided in the available information.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-7299
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in westboy CicadasCMS 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /system/cms/content/save. The manipulation of the argument content/fujian/laiyuan leads to sql injection. The attack may be…
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launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in public-facing CMS endpoint enables exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) and arbitrary data collection from databases (T1213.006).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly prevents SQL injection in the content/fujian/laiyuan argument by validating and sanitizing inputs before they are used in SQL commands.
Remediates the root cause by identifying, correcting, and verifying the SQL injection flaw in /system/cms/content/save.
Detects SQL injection vulnerabilities like CVE-2025-2624 through regular scanning, enabling timely remediation.