Overview
In the constantly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, a new vulnerability has been identified in DirectIQ Email Marketing. The vulnerability, officially designated as CVE-2025-52829, is a serious issue that permits SQL Injection attacks. It affects all versions of DirectIQ Email Marketing up to and including version 2.0.
This vulnerability is of significant concern due to the severity of an SQL Injection attack, which could allow an attacker to compromise the system, leak data, and even gain unauthorized access to sensitive information. As a result, all organizations employing DirectIQ Email Marketing are urged to take immediate action to remediate this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-52829
Severity: Critical (CVSS score of 9.3)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise and potential data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
DirectIQ Email Marketing | All versions up to 2.0
How the Exploit Works
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending maliciously crafted SQL queries to the vulnerable DirectIQ application. The application does not correctly neutralize special elements that are used in SQL commands, allowing an attacker to manipulate SQL queries and execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access, system compromise, and data leakage.
Conceptual Example Code
Below is a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit the vulnerability. This example is provided to help understand the nature of the exploit and is not intended to be a working code.
POST /emailmarketing/endpoint HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
email=' OR '1'='1'; DROP TABLE users; -- & password=cve2025exploitIn this example, the attacker is exploiting the vulnerability by injecting a malicious SQL command (`DROP TABLE users;`) in the HTTP request. This command, if executed, would delete the “users” table from the database.
Mitigation Guidance
It is highly recommended to apply the patch provided by the vendor as soon as possible to mitigate this vulnerability. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block SQL Injection attacks as a temporary measure. However, these should not be considered a long-term solution, as they may not prevent all possible SQL Injection attacks. Always ensure your systems are up-to-date, and follow best practices for secure coding to prevent such vulnerabilities.