VulnerabilityPublished 3 Mar 2026

CVE-2025-15598: Dataease SQLBot · Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Affects Dataease SQLBotSource CVE Database V5

Compare

Public exploit available · CVSS 6.3 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

6.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: High
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: High: The successful attack depends on the evasion or circumvention of security-enhancing techniques in place that would otherwise hinder the attack. These include: Evasion of exploit mitigation techniques, for example, circumvention of address space randomization (ASLR) or data execution prevention (DEP) must be performed for the attack to be successful; Obtaining target-specific secrets. The attacker must gather some target-specific secret before the attack can be successful. A secret is any piece of information that cannot be obtained through any amount of reconnaissance. To obtain the secret the attacker must perform additional attacks or break otherwise secure measures (e.g. knowledge of a secret key may be needed to break a crypto channel). This operation must be performed for each attacked target.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
DataeaseSQLBot	Affected =1.5.0 =1.5.1	Fixed in–
GitHubyaowenxiao721/SQLBot`pkg:github/yaowenxiao721/SQLBot`Other threats	Affected =1.5.0 =1.5.1	Fixed in–

Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.

AI-suggested

Organizations should monitor Dataease vendor communications closely for official patches addressing CVE-2025-15598 and apply them promptly once available. Until patches are released, restrict network access to SQLBot services to trusted hosts only, using firewalls or network segmentation to limit exposure. Implement strict monitoring and logging of JWT token usage and authentication events to detect anomalous or suspicious token validation failures or successes. Consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block malformed or manipulated JWT tokens targeting the validateEmbedded function. Review and harden JWT token handling configurations, including token expiration and signature algorithms, to reduce attack surface. Conduct internal code reviews or penetration tests focusing on authentication middleware to identify similar weaknesses. Educate development and security teams about the risks of improper cryptographic verification to prevent recurrence in future software versions.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Dataease SQLBot up to 1.5.1. This impacts the function validateEmbedded of the file backend/apps/system/middleware/auth.py of the component JWT Token Handler. Performing a manipulation results in improper verification of cryptographic signature. The attack can be initiated remotely. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitability is said to be difficult. The exploit has been made public and could be used. A comment in the source code warns users about using this feature. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

Impact

The vulnerability could allow remote attackers to bypass cryptographic signature verification in JWT tokens, potentially enabling unauthorized access or privilege escalation within Dataease SQLBot environments. This undermines the integrity of authentication mechanisms, risking unauthorized command execution or data manipulation. Organizations relying on SQLBot for database automation or management may face risks of compromised system integrity and trustworthiness of authentication tokens. Although exploitation is complex and difficult, successful attacks could lead to unauthorized administrative actions or data exposure indirectly through elevated privileges. The absence of known exploits reduces immediate risk, but public disclosure increases the likelihood of future exploitation attempts. The impact is primarily on integrity, with no direct confidentiality or availability effects reported. Organizations with critical database infrastructure using affected versions should consider the risk significant enough to prioritize remediation.

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…

Exploitation evidence

What to do

Affected software

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 3 Mar 2026, 10:03 UTC

Technical details

References

Community reviews

Related threats