What is CVE-2018-25179?

CVE-2018-25179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gumbo-Cms Gumbo Cms, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-25179?

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

SQL Injection in Gumbo-Cms Gumbo Cms

CVE-2018-25179

Gumbo CMS 0.99 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the language parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to the settings endpoint with crafted SQL payloads in the language parameter to extract sensitive database information including usernames, databases, and version details.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.002 (14.9th 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

Gumbo-cms Gumbo Cms — versions 0.99

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25179?: CVE-2018-25179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gumbo-Cms Gumbo Cms, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-25179?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.