Cyber Posture

CVE-2019-25523

HighPublic PoC

Published: 12 March 2026

Published
12 March 2026
Modified
23 March 2026
KEV Added
Patch
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 0.0025 48.1th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

XooGallery Latest contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the cat_id parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to cat.php with malicious cat_id values to bypass authentication, extract sensitive data,…

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or modify database contents.

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

prevent

Directly prevents SQL injection by validating the cat_id parameter in cat.php against expected formats, blocking malicious SQL code injection via GET requests.

prevent

Remediates the specific SQL injection flaw in XooGallery's cat.php, eliminating the vulnerability through patching or code correction.

prevent

Boundary protection at web interfaces filters and blocks crafted GET requests with SQL injection payloads targeting the cat_id parameter.

Security SummaryAI

CVE-2019-25523 is an SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in XooGallery Latest, affecting the cat.php component through the cat_id parameter. This flaw enables attackers to inject malicious SQL code into database queries via GET requests. The vulnerability carries 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. It was published on 2026-03-12.

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely with low complexity by sending crafted GET requests to cat.php containing malicious values in the cat_id parameter. Successful exploitation allows bypassing authentication, extracting sensitive data from the database, or modifying database contents.

Advisories and exploit details are documented in references including Exploit-DB (https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46609) and VulnCheck (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xoogallery-lastest-latest-sql-injection-via-cat-php), which provide proof-of-concept exploits demonstrating the SQL injection.

A public exploit is available on Exploit-DB, indicating potential for real-world abuse against unpatched XooGallery Latest installations.

Details

CWE(s)

Affected Products

xooscripts
xoogallery
all versions

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.
T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
Why these techniques?

SQL injection in public-facing web application (T1190) enables unauthenticated remote exploitation; allows arbitrary database queries for sensitive data extraction (T1213.006).

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

References