CVE-2025-5878

highpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileexploit · PoCDEEU
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · PoC
Likely / severe?
0.50% (42nd) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
34 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

A vulnerability was found in ESAPI esapi-java-legacy and classified as problematic. This issue affects the interface Encoder.encodeForSQL of the SQL Injection Defense. An attack leads to an improper neutralization of special elements. The attack may be initiated remotely and an exploit has been disclosed to the public. The project was contacted early about this issue and handled it with an exceptional level of professionalism. Upgrading to version 2.7.0.0 is able to address this issue. Commit ID f75ac2c2647a81d2cfbdc9c899f8719c240ed512 is disabling the feature by default and any attempt to use it will trigger a warning. And commit ID e2322914304d9b1c52523ff24be495b7832f6a56 is updating the misleading Java class documentation to warn about the risks.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–7.5

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Psecondary · cna@vuldb.comexploitability 10 · impact 6.4
v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · cna@vuldb.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.4
v4.06.9mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:Psecondary · ENISA EU
v4.05.5mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · cna@vuldb.com
v4.05.5mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-138USCWE-20US
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exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (34)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 34
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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-2353Oracle Construction and Engineering: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-10-21csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Construction and Engineering ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-0273IBM Business Automation Workflow: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-02-01csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Business Automation Workflow ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, und um einen SQL-Injection Angriff durchzuführen.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdcert_bundNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2025-06-29modified 2026-06-17
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references (31)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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