CVE-2025-57793
Published: 28 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-57793 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Explorance Blue. Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 24.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-57793 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) affecting Explorance Blue versions prior to 8.14.9. The flaw arises from insufficient validation of user-supplied input within a web application component, allowing crafted input to be executed as part of backend database queries. This issue carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.6 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating high severity due to its potential for significant confidentiality impact in a scoped attack.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. By submitting specially crafted input to the affected web component, attackers can manipulate backend SQL queries to extract sensitive data from the database, such as user information or other confidential records, leveraging the high confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability.
Explorance has addressed the vulnerability in Blue version 8.14.9 and later, as detailed in their security advisories. Security practitioners should prioritize upgrading to a patched version and review the vendor's guidance at https://online-help.explorance.com/blue/articles/security-advisories-(january-2026) and https://online-help.explorance.com/blue/articles/security-advisory:-cve-2025-57793, along with additional analysis from Mandiant at https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2026/MNDT-2026-0002.md.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-206459
Vulnerability details
Explorance Blue versions prior to 8.14.9 contain a SQL injection vulnerability caused by insufficient validation of user-supplied input in a web application component. Crafted input can be executed as part of backend database queries. The issue is exploitable without authentication,…
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significantly elevating the risk.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in public-facing web app enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) for unauthenticated remote data extraction from backend databases (T1213.006).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly mitigates the SQL injection vulnerability by enforcing validation of user-supplied input to prevent crafted inputs from altering backend database queries.
Addresses the specific flaw in Explorance Blue prior to 8.14.9 by requiring timely identification, reporting, testing, and application of vendor patches.
Enables proactive discovery of SQL injection vulnerabilities like CVE-2025-57793 through regular scanning and subsequent remediation.