ResourceSpace 8.6 SQL Injection via watched_searches.php
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
ResourceSpace 8.6 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'ref' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to the watched_searches.php endpoint with crafted SQL payloads to extract sensitive database information including usernames and credentials.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25662
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v37v-42c5-gf78
References
Exploit 1
More Montala Resourcespace vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-18410 A SQL injection issue in pages/edit_fields/9_ajax/add_keyword.php of ResourceSpace 9.5… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-18505 A directory traversal issue in ResourceSpace 9.6 before 9.6 rev 18277 allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-18506 ResourceSpace before 9.6 rev 18290 is affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2019-15745 ResourceSpace 8.6 SQL Injection via collection_edit.php CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2015-03087 Directory traversal vulnerability in pages/setup.php in Montala Limited ResourceSpace… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-05769 SQL injection vulnerability in Montala Limited ResourceSpace 7.3.7009 and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-25662 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25662 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v37v-42c5-gf78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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