{"id":40877,"date":"2025-05-20T06:43:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T06:43:34","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:18:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T17:18:54","slug":"cve-2025-44831-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-engineercms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44831-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-engineercms\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-44831: Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability in EngineerCMS<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SQL injection vulnerabilities continue to pose significant threats to web applications. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-44831, affects versions 1.02 to 2.0.5 of the EngineerCMS system. This vulnerability is particularly problematic as it exists in the \/project\/addproject interface, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29093-critical-file-upload-vulnerability-in-motivian-cms-v-41-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59075\">critical component of the CMS<\/a>. The existence of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47682-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-s-sms-alert-order-notifications-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45867\">SQL Injection vulnerability<\/a> in such a crucial part of the system opens up the potential for system compromise or data leakage. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39356-serious-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-chimpstudio-foodbakery-sticky-cart\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52583\">vulnerability is a serious<\/a> issue that needs to be addressed immediately to ensure the integrity and security of systems using EngineerCMS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-44831<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39401-unrestricted-file-upload-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-in-mojoomla-wpams\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52584\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-317529641\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>EngineerCMS | v1.02 through v2.0.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SQL injection is a code <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26845-critical-eval-injection-vulnerability-in-znuny\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45883\">injection technique that attackers use to exploit vulnerabilities<\/a> in a web application&#8217;s database layer. In the case of CVE-2025-44831, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3461-critical-unauthenticated-telnet-interface-vulnerability-in-quantenna-wi-fi-chipsets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60013\">vulnerability exists in the \/project\/addproject interface<\/a>. This interface likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-32378-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-macos-systems-allowing-kernel-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48198\">allows users to add new projects to the system<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44830-engineercms-v1-02-to-v2-0-5-sql-injection-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"46160\">SQL injection<\/a> vulnerability allows an attacker to insert malicious SQL code into user inputs that are not properly sanitized. This can lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45746-unauthorized-system-access-via-hardcoded-jwt-secret-in-zkt-zkbio-cvsecurity\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48948\">unauthorized database access<\/a>, data manipulation, or even system compromise. An attacker could potentially execute arbitrary SQL commands on the underlying database, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33072-unauthorized-information-disclosure-vulnerability-in-azure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"46421\">unauthorized access to sensitive information<\/a>, data corruption, or even server takeover.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-782777761\" 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 is a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47708-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-drupal-enterprise-mfa-tfa\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49800\">vulnerability might be exploited using a HTTP POST request:<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/project\/addproject HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nprojectName=Test&amp;projectDescription=Sample&#039;;DROP TABLE users;--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49641-high-risk-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-billing-software-v1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48216\">injects a malicious SQL<\/a> command (`DROP TABLE users`) in the project description field. This could lead to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3055-critical-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-wp-user-frontend-pro-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59170\">deletion of the &#8216;users<\/a>&#8216; table from the database if the application processes the request without properly sanitizing the input.<br \/>\nPlease note that this is a simplified example and real-world attacks might be more complex and harder to detect. It&#8217;s also worth mentioning that exploiting such vulnerabilities is illegal and unethical. This example is provided for educational purposes only to help understand the nature of the vulnerability and mitigate it effectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview SQL injection vulnerabilities continue to pose significant threats to web applications. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-44831, affects versions 1.02 to 2.0.5 of the EngineerCMS system. This vulnerability is particularly problematic as it exists in the \/project\/addproject interface, a critical component of the CMS. 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