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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-25072 is a SQL injection issue in lojban jbovlaste involving dict/listing.html. A remote attacker with authenticated access may be able to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability partially. The public sources name a patch commit, but do not identify exact affected versions or exploit activity.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted remediation item, not an emergency based on current evidence. Patch authenticated, internet-facing jbovlaste instances promptly because SQL injection can affect stored data and service availability.
Technical view
The source bundle classifies this as CWE-89 SQL injection in jbovlaste dict/listing.html. CVSS v2 is 6.5 with network access, low complexity, single authentication, and partial CIA impact. Affected versions are listed as unknown, and the referenced fix is commit 6ff44c2e87b1113eb07d76ea62e1f64193b04d15.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running lojban jbovlaste with the dict/listing.html functionality reachable to authenticated users. Internet exposure increases concern, but the bundle does not provide version ranges, deployment prevalence, or affected parameters.
Exploitation context
Remote initiation is described as possible, but authentication is required by the CVSS vector. The CVE is not marked KEV, and the provided sources do not support claims of active exploitation or public weaponization.
Researcher notes
The evidence is sparse: affected versions and the vulnerable parameter are not provided in the bundle. Use the CVE, VulDB entries, and patch commit as anchors. Avoid asserting active exploitation, unauthenticated impact, or broader product exposure without additional source support.
Mitigation direction
- Apply upstream patch commit 6ff44c2e87b1113eb07d76ea62e1f64193b04d15 or a release containing it.
- Check the jbovlaste project for current vendor guidance before choosing compensating controls.
- Limit access to jbovlaste administrative or authenticated features where practical.
- Review application and database logs for unusual listing page activity.
- Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or shared multi-user deployments.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all jbovlaste deployments and confirm whether dict/listing.html is reachable.
- Verify the deployed code includes patch commit 6ff44c2e87b1113eb07d76ea62e1f64193b04d15.
- Confirm database access from listing functionality uses the patched application behavior.
- Review authentication requirements for the affected route.
- Document any unknown version exposure until the deployment is patched or retired.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P86.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
6.5MediumVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.217647CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217647CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/lojban/jbovlaste/commit/6ff44c2e87b1113eb07d76ea62e1f64193b04d15CVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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