CVE-2025-8121: Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS · SQL Injection
Affects Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMSSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High · end of life, no fix coming : replace or isolate Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS; no fix will be released.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- None coming – the product is end of life
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
No fix will be released: Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS is end of life. Replace it, or isolate it from untrusted networks until you can.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Given the product is end-of-life and no patches are forthcoming, European organizations should prioritize migrating away from PAD CMS to supported and actively maintained content management systems. In the interim, organizations should implement strict input validation and sanitization controls at the application or web server level to block malicious SQL payloads targeting the article positioning functionality. Deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with custom rules to detect and block SQL Injection attempts can provide an additional protective layer. Restricting privileges of authorized users who can access the vulnerable functionality reduces the attack surface. Regular security audits and database activity monitoring should be conducted to detect anomalous queries indicative of exploitation attempts. Backup and recovery plans must be updated to ensure rapid restoration in case of data integrity compromise. Finally, organizations should consider network segmentation to isolate the CMS environment from critical internal systems.
Description
CVE-2025-8121 is a high-severity SQL Injection vulnerability affecting the Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS, specifically in its article positioning functionality across all three templates (www, bip, ww+bip). The flaw arises from improper neutralization of input from authorized users, enabling blind SQL injection attacks without requiring user interaction. The product is end-of-life, and no patches will be issued, increasing the risk for organizations still using it. Exploitation can lead to significant confidentiality and integrity breaches, including unauthorized data access and manipulation. European organizations using PAD CMS, especially in Poland and neighboring countries, are at heightened risk. Mitigation requires immediate migration to alternative CMS platforms or implementing strict input validation and web application firewalls. Given the CVSS 8.7 score and no known exploits in the wild yet, proactive defense is critical to prevent potential exploitation.