Cyber Posture

CVE-2018-25209

HighPublic PoC

Published: 26 March 2026

Published
26 March 2026
Modified
26 March 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0038 59.5th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

OpenBiz Cubi Lite 3.0.8 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the login form that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries through the username parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to /bin/controller.php with malicious SQL code in the username field…

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to extract sensitive database information or bypass authentication.

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly prevents SQL injection by requiring validation of user inputs like the username parameter before processing database queries.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires timely remediation of identified flaws such as the SQL injection vulnerability in the login form.

SI-4 System Monitoring partial match
detect

Enables monitoring of system activity to detect anomalous database queries or injection attempts via the username parameter.

Security SummaryAI

CVE-2018-25209 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in OpenBiz Cubi Lite version 3.0.8. The issue affects the login form, where unauthenticated attackers can manipulate database queries through the username parameter in POST requests to /bin/controller.php by injecting malicious SQL code. This flaw has 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 confidentiality impact with low integrity impact and no availability impact.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit the vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction required. By submitting crafted POST requests with SQL payloads in the username field, attackers can extract sensitive database information or bypass authentication mechanisms.

Advisories and related resources, including an Exploit-DB entry (45801) and a VulnCheck advisory on the OpenBiz Cubi Lite SQL injection via username parameter, document the issue, along with SourceForge project pages for BigChef. These references provide details on the vulnerability but do not specify patches or mitigations in the available information.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-89

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
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Why these techniques?

SQL injection in public-facing login form directly enables T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application) for unauthenticated remote exploitation and facilitates T1213.006 (Data from Information Repositories: Databases) via arbitrary query execution to extract sensitive data.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

References