What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-0165?

CVE-2025-0165 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.6 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-0165?

Within 30 days: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Validate that input sanitization is in place for all user-controlled parameters.

Watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge For Ibm Cloud Pak For Data CVE-2025-0165

Q: Which versions of Watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge For Ibm Cloud Pak For Data are affected by CVE-2025-0165?

CVE-2025-0165 presents notable security risk, a SQL injection vulnerability rated CVSS 7.6.

HIGH

SQL Injection (CWE-89)

2025-08-30 psirt@us.ibm.com

IBM SQLi Watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge For Ibm Cloud Pak For Data

7.6

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.6 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:09 vuln.today

CVE Published

Aug 30, 2025 - 13:15 nvd

HIGH 7.6

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. 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. Affected products include: Ibm Watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge For Ibm Cloud Pak For Data. Version information: through 5.2.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements. Never concatenate user input into SQL. Apply least-privilege database permissions.