CVE-2018-25398

The Open ISES Project 3.30A SQL Injection via main.php

High8.8EPSS 0.33%

Published: 29 May 2026
Updated: 29 May 2026
Reserved: 29 May 2026
Assigned by: VulnCheck

Description

The Open ISES Project 3.30A contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the frm_passwd parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to main.php with crafted SQL payloads to extract sensitive database information including usernames, database names, and version details.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2018-25398, by who scored it
Scored by	CVSS	Score	Vector
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)	4.0	High8.8	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
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)	3.1	High8.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
NVDNVD · Deferred	4.0	High8.8	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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days): 0.33% · top 73% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC: Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.

Weakness

CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-89 and its CVEs

Affected products

Open ISES · Open ISES Project
- affected 3.30A

References (4)

ExploitDB-45645 (opens in a new tab)exploit
Official Product Homepage (opens in a new tab)product
Product Reference (opens in a new tab)product
VulnCheck Advisory: The Open ISES Project 3.30A SQL Injection via main.php (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

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Record last updated 29 May 2026, 17:22 UTC.