CVE-2025-0165 | IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data SQL injection

IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.4, 4.8.5, and 5.0.0 through 5.2.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.

Published: 2025-08-30 Last update: 2025-12-18 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-0165 is rated Low Risk (37.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-0165

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-26 0.18% 0.07% -0.12%
2 2025-12-30 0.09% 0.18% +0.10%
3 2025-08-31 0.09%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-0165

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
2.8 4.7 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-0165

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-0165

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm watsonx_orchestrate_cartridge_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data >= 4.8.4, <= 4.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watsonx_orchestrate_cartridge_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm watsonx_orchestrate_cartridge_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data >= 5.0.0, < 5.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watsonx_orchestrate_cartridge_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-0165

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