CVE-2025-56556: Subrion CMS: Authenticated administrators are able to gain escalated access through Run SQL Query tool

September 11, 2025 (updated November 27, 2025)

An issue was discovered in Subrion CMS 4.2.1, allowing authenticated adminitrators or moderators with access to the built-in Run SQL Query feature under the SQL Tool admin panel — to gain escalated privileges in the context of the SQL query tool.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-h8wv-vv58-468h
github.com/intelliants/subrion
github.com/intelliants/subrion/issues/913
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-56556

Code Behaviors & Features

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