{"id":34016,"date":"2025-05-01T04:15:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T04:15:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-11T23:53:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T05:53:56","slug":"cve-2025-46241-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-appointment-booking-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46241-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-appointment-booking-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-46241: SQL Injection Vulnerability in Appointment Booking Calendar<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This blog post will detail a significant security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-46241, which affects the Appointment Booking Calendar by CodePeople. This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue that allows for SQL injection, a common yet highly dangerous attack that could lead to system compromise or data leakage. Given the widespread use of the Appointment Booking Calendar in various websites and applications, the implications of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2594-critical-vulnerability-in-user-registration-membership-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40482\">vulnerability are far-reaching and could significantly impact both users<\/a> and service providers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-46241<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.2)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32857-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39734\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1112850909\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Appointment Booking Calendar | n\/a to 1.3.92<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by taking advantage of a CSRF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25775-a-high-risk-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-codeastro-bus-ticket-booking-system-v1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40406\">vulnerability in the Appointment Booking<\/a> Calendar. An attacker tricks the victim into clicking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8675-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability-in-drupal-ai-seo-link-advisor\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81850\">link or loading a page that contains a malicious request<\/a>. This request is then sent from the victim&#8217;s browser, with all their authentication details, to the website or application that the attacker is targeting. Since the website or application believes the request to be legitimate, it processes the request. In this case, the malicious request contains an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31353-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38523\">SQL injection<\/a>, which manipulates the database query process and allows the attacker to view, modify or delete data from the database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1178911271\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a simplified conceptual example of a malicious HTTP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1305-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-newsblogger-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42557\">request exploiting this vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/appointment\/book HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\ncsrf_token=...&amp;appointment_id=1; DROP TABLE users; --<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the attacker crafted a `POST` <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5739-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61004\">request<\/a> to book an appointment. The `appointment_id` parameter is manipulated with SQL commands `DROP TABLE users; &#8211;` that could potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3065-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-database-toolset-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40242\">delete the user&#8217;s database<\/a> if the server processes this request.<br \/>\nThe safety and security of any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5288-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-rest-api-custom-api-generator-for-cross-platform-and-import-export-in-wp-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61003\">platform or application are of utmost importance<\/a>. As such, it is highly recommended for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25777-unauthorized-user-profile-access-in-codeastro-bus-ticket-booking-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41350\">users and providers of the Appointment Booking<\/a> Calendar to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. In the meantime, using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3928-unspecified-vulnerability-in-commvault-web-server-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40379\">Web Application Firewall or Intrusion Detection System<\/a> could serve as a temporary mitigation measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This blog post will detail a significant security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-46241, which affects the Appointment Booking Calendar by CodePeople. This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue that allows for SQL injection, a common yet highly dangerous attack that could lead to system compromise or data leakage. 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