Overview
The cybersecurity world is currently facing yet another vulnerability, CVE-2025-54678, which affects a wide range of web applications using hassantafreshi’s Easy Form Builder. This vulnerability is an SQL Injection attack, which is a code injection technique that attackers use to exploit security vulnerabilities in a website’s software. The risk is high, as it allows attackers to interfere with the queries an application makes to its database, directly affecting the integrity and confidentiality of data.
The severity of this vulnerability, based on the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) Severity Score, is critical and therefore poses a substantial threat. It is essential for organizations to understand this threat and take immediate actions to mitigate the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-54678
Severity: Critical (9.3 CVSS Severity Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise and data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
Easy Form Builder | n/a through 3.8.15
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability works by not properly neutralizing special elements that are used in an SQL command. This allows an attacker to insert malicious SQL code into user input fields, which is then executed by the database. This type of attack, known as Blind SQL Injection, can lead to unauthorized viewing of user lists, deletion of entire tables, and even compromising the entire system.
Conceptual Example Code
The following example demonstrates a simplified scenario of exploiting the vulnerability. It assumes that an attacker is attempting to exploit a vulnerable form input field on a website using the Easy Form Builder:
POST /vulnerable_form HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
username=' OR '1'='1'; -- & password=AnythingIn this example, the attacker manipulates the SQL query by injecting `’ OR ‘1’=’1′; –` into the username field. This always evaluates to true, enabling the attacker to bypass input validation and potentially gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.
Mitigation Guidance
To mitigate this vulnerability, the most effective solution is to apply the vendor-provided patch. Applying this patch will ensure that the software is no longer susceptible to this form of SQL Injection. If the patch is not yet available or cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary protection by detecting and blocking SQL injection attempts.