Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes, in many deployments it can be. If a remote attacker can influence the `url_key` field—through admin features, compromised accounts, imports, or integrations—they can plant a payload that will later be executed by the event handlers, even if no direct SQL injection is obvious at request time.

What level of access does an attacker need?

The attacker needs a way to create or modify categories such that they can control `url_key`. This might require authenticated access (e.g., an admin or elevated role) or compromise of an integration or automation that feeds data into the catalog. Public-facing forms that feed into category metadata would significantly increase risk.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The most robust fix is to eliminate string-concatenated SQL in category event handling and instead use parameterized queries or ORM abstractions for all data values, including those read from the database. Complement this by normalizing and validating `url_key` values so that only well-formed, non-executable strings are stored.

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.8)

Second-Order SQL Injection (CWE-89) in EverShop Category Event Handling

CVE-2026-25993

Published:

Feb 10, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

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Remote Code Execution on the Router

April 6, 2026

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Remote Code Execution on Router Firmware

April 6, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

SQL Injection

CWE:

CWE-89

Impact:

Arbitrary SQL Execution / Database Compromise

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

SQL Injection

CWE:

CWE-89

Impact:

Arbitrary SQL Execution / Database Compromise

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Second-Order SQL Injection (CWE-89) in EverShop Category Event Handling

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setGameSpeedCfg CGI Handler

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

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