What is CVE-2018-25197?

CVE-2018-25197 is a high-severity vulnerability in Playjoom, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-25197?

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

SQL Injection in Playjoom

CVE-2018-25197

PlayJoom 0.10.1 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the catid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with option=com_playjoom&view=genre&catid=[SQL] 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

Playjoom — versions 0.10.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25197?: CVE-2018-25197 is a high-severity vulnerability in Playjoom, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-25197?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.