CVE-2019-25778: SeaCMS 8.7 SQL Injection via comment/api/index.php rlist Parameter

Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-22 · updated 2026-10-23
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

SeaCMS through 8.7 contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL through the rlist[] array parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to /comment/api/index.php with crafted rlist[] values using backtick-quoted variables and extractvalue to extract database information via error messages. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-14.

Affected products

SeaCMS: through 8.7

References

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/other/seacms-sqli.yaml
https://www.seacms.com/
https://www.uedbox.com/post/54561/
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/seacms-8.7-sql-injection-via-comment-api-index-php-rlist-parameter

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