{"id":54869,"date":"2025-06-24T19:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:43:06","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:08:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:08:52","slug":"cve-2025-49215-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-endpoint-encryption-policyserver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49215-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-endpoint-encryption-policyserver\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49215: SQL Injection Vulnerability in Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is continuously evolving with new threats and vulnerabilities being discovered every day. One of the latest vulnerabilities to be identified is CVE-2025-49215, a post-auth SQL injection vulnerability found in Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to users and organizations alike, as it could allow an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4315-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-cubewp-all-in-one-dynamic-content-framework-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61324\">escalate their privileges<\/a> on affected installations. This issue is particularly concerning because Trend Micro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49181-unauthorized-api-endpoint-access-leading-to-denial-of-service-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61679\">Endpoint Encryption is widely used across various industries for data<\/a> protection, thus, a successful exploit could have serious implications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49215<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49415-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-fw-gallery-with-potential-for-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62898\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2248467664\" 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>Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49137-critical-vulnerability-in-hax-cms-php-prior-to-version-11-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61973\">prior versions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-49215 exploit works by taking advantage of a SQL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45984-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-detected-in-blink-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61354\">injection vulnerability<\/a> in the Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must first gain the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5491-acer-controlcenter-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61231\">execute low-privileged code on the target system<\/a>. This could be achieved through various means such as phishing attacks, malware, or exploiting other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-38824-critical-directory-traversal-vulnerability-exposing-system-files\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61208\">vulnerabilities in the system<\/a>. Once this is achieved, the attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6169-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wimp-website-co-construction-management-platform\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61476\">inject malicious SQL<\/a> code into the system, which when executed, can escalate the attacker&#8217;s privileges on the affected installations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3243141595\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a simplified example and the actual exploit may involve more complex SQL commands:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/TrendMicro\/EndpointEncryption\/PolicyServer HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;policy&quot;: &quot;&#039;; DROP TABLE users;--&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6001-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-virtuemart-product-image-upload-function\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62175\">request to the vulnerable<\/a> endpoint with a malicious payload. The payload disguises as a regular policy update but contains a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24773-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wpcrm-crm-for-contact-form-cf7-woocommerce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62322\">SQL injection<\/a> (`&#8217;; DROP TABLE users;&#8211;`). If executed, this could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46840-adobe-experience-manager-improper-authorization-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61305\">lead to a privilege<\/a> escalation, potentially giving the attacker full control over the affected system.<br \/>\nMitigation for this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50201-critical-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-wegia-web-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62897\">vulnerability involves applying a vendor-provided patch or using a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation strategy. It is highly recommended that users update their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61477\">Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption<\/a> PolicyServer to the latest version to protect against this vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is continuously evolving with new threats and vulnerabilities being discovered every day. One of the latest vulnerabilities to be identified is CVE-2025-49215, a post-auth SQL injection vulnerability found in Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to users and organizations alike, as it could allow an attacker [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[76,74],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-54869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-privilege-escalation","attack_vector-sql-injection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54869"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56496,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54869\/revisions\/56496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54869"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=54869"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=54869"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=54869"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=54869"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=54869"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=54869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}