Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2014-125065 is a SQL injection issue in john5223 bottle-auth. The available sources identify the affected component only broadly and list versions as unavailable. Risk is reduced by adjacent-network access and required privileges, but successful abuse could affect data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority dependency risk. Confirm exposure first, then patch or remove affected bottle-auth usage. Escalate only if the component protects sensitive data or is reachable from broad internal networks.
Technical view
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-89 SQL injection in john5223 bottle-auth. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L with score 5.5. Sources name patch commit 99cfbcc0c1429096e3479744223ffb4fda276875 but do not identify the exact vulnerable function or affected versions.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to deployments using john5223 bottle-auth where an adjacent-network, authenticated or privileged user can reach the vulnerable functionality. Version and CPE data are not provided, so inventory confirmation is necessary.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. VulDB labels the issue critical, but the provided CVSS score is medium and requires adjacent access plus privileges.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: affected versions are listed as n/a, the vulnerable function is unknown, and no CPEs are provided. Analysis should stay tied to the CVE, VulDB entry, and patch commit until stronger vendor details are available.
Mitigation direction
- Check whether john5223 bottle-auth is used in any application or dependency tree.
- Apply the vendor patch commit referenced by the CVE sources where applicable.
- If patching is unclear, review vendor repository guidance before changing behavior.
- Restrict access to affected applications from untrusted adjacent networks.
- Review database permissions used by the application for least privilege.
Validation and detection
- Confirm deployed code includes commit 99cfbcc0c1429096e3479744223ffb4fda276875 or later equivalent changes.
- Review dependency manifests and vendored code for john5223 bottle-auth usage.
- Check application logs for unusual authenticated database errors or query failures.
- Verify affected routes require expected authentication and network access controls.
- Document any uncertainty caused by unavailable version and function details.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.13.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.217632CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217632CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/john5223/bottle-auth/commit/99cfbcc0c1429096e3479744223ffb4fda276875CVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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