Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-19559 is a reported SQL injection issue in CuppaCMS before 2018-11-12. If an exposed deployment is vulnerable, attackers may be able to interfere with database-backed application behavior. The supplied sources do not provide CVSS, CPEs, authentication requirements, or confirmed exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as an exposure-discovery priority if CuppaCMS exists in the environment. The vulnerability class is serious, but urgency cannot be ranked confidently without version, reachability, authentication, and patch-status evidence.
Technical view
The CVE describes SQL injection in CuppaCMS administrator/classes/ajax/functions.php through the reference_id parameter. The affected version evidence is limited to “before 2018-11-12.” No CWE, CVSS vector, exploit status, or vendor advisory details are included in the supplied bundle.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is limited to organizations still running CuppaCMS versions before 2018-11-12. Risk is higher if the administrator area is internet-accessible. The source bundle does not identify CPEs, packaged distributions, hosted variants, or downstream products.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied data, and no cited source confirms active exploitation. A public GitHub issue is referenced, but the bundle does not provide enough evidence to assess real-world attack frequency or required access.
Researcher notes
Focus validation on version dating, endpoint reachability, and code review of reference_id handling. Avoid assuming unauthenticated exploitation or database impact beyond SQL injection, because the supplied sources do not state those details.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any CuppaCMS deployments and their release dates or versions.
- Check CuppaCMS vendor or repository guidance for fixes after 2018-11-12.
- Restrict access to administrator paths to trusted networks and users.
- Review database and application logs for suspicious administrator AJAX activity.
- Retire or replace unsupported CuppaCMS installations.
Validation and detection
- Inventory web assets for CuppaCMS usage.
- Confirm whether installed code predates 2018-11-12.
- Review administrator/classes/ajax/functions.php for vulnerable reference_id handling.
- Verify administrator interfaces are not publicly reachable unnecessarily.
- Check whether compensating controls cover the administrator AJAX endpoint.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/CuppaCMS/CuppaCMS/issues/5CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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