What is CVE-2018-25171?

CVE-2018-25171 is a high-severity vulnerability in Edtv, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-25171?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Edtv

CVE-2018-25171

EdTv 2 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'id' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to the admin/edit_source endpoint with crafted SQL UNION statements to extract database information including schema names, user credentials, and version details.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.003 (20.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Edtv — versions 2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25171?: CVE-2018-25171 is a high-severity vulnerability in Edtv, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-25171?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.