CVE-2018-25179 (GCVE-0-2018-25179)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-06 12:19 – Updated: 2026-03-09 19:01
VLAI
Title
Gumbo CMS 0.99 SQL Injection via settings endpoint
Summary
Gumbo CMS 0.99 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the language parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to the settings endpoint with crafted SQL payloads in the language parameter to extract sensitive database information including usernames, databases, and version details.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Gumbo-Cms Gumbo CMS Affected: 0.99
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Date Public
2018-11-11 12:00
Credits
Ihsan Sencan
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