{"id":56934,"date":"2025-07-03T16:15:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T16:15:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T23:55:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T05:55:47","slug":"cve-2025-39474-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-thememove-amely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39474-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-thememove-amely\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-39474: SQL Injection Vulnerability in ThemeMove Amely<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a severe security flaw tagged as CVE-2025-39474. This vulnerability is related to ThemeMove Amely, a popular WordPress theme. The flaw pertains to an SQL Injection vulnerability, commonly known as &#8220;Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command.&#8221; Given the high severity of this vulnerability, it poses a significant risk to any business or individual using affected versions of ThemeMove Amely, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6370-critical-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-619l-2-06b01-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63414\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nSQL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36049-xml-external-entity-injection-vulnerability-in-ibm-webmethods-integration-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63440\">Injection vulnerabilities<\/a> are a prominent security issue, allowing attackers to manipulate SQL queries to gain unauthorized access to data or execute arbitrary commands. In this context, the severity of CVE-2025-39474 and its widespread impact on ThemeMove Amely users necessitate immediate action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-39474<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.3)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6435-firefox-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64852\">System compromise<\/a>, potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3266837195\" 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>ThemeMove Amely | All versions through 3.1.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-39474 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46101-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-beakon-learning-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63560\">vulnerability is a classic SQL Injection<\/a> flaw. The attacker sends specially crafted input to the application, and this input is included as part of an SQL query without being properly sanitized. As a result, the attacker can manipulate the query, leading to unauthorized access to data, data manipulation, or arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44635-unauthorized-remote-command-execution-vulnerability-in-h3c-series-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63524\">command execution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-50117213\" 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 an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42959-unauthenticated-replay-attack-exploiting-hmac-reuse\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75668\">attacker might exploit<\/a> this vulnerability. This is a simulation and does not represent a real attack.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/search HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-website.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nsearch=anything&#039;; DROP TABLE users; --<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is using the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/pseudopod\"   title=\"search\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90954\">search<\/a> functionality of the ThemeMove Amely theme. The attacker inputs a string that ends an existing SQL command and then starts a new one to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42916-high-impact-database-table-deletion-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88706\">delete the users table<\/a>. The &#8216;&#8211;&#8216; at the end of the command is an SQL comment, effectively making the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52914-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-mitel-micollab-suite-applications-services\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75667\">application ignore the rest of the original SQL<\/a> command.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch. If this is not immediately possible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary protection by blocking known malicious inputs. However, these should not be considered long-term solutions, as they do not address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-6174-cloud-init-root-access-vulnerability-on-non-x86-platforms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64851\">root cause of the vulnerability<\/a>. Users are strongly urged to update their ThemeMove Amely to the latest version as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a severe security flaw tagged as CVE-2025-39474. This vulnerability is related to ThemeMove Amely, a popular WordPress theme. The flaw pertains to an SQL Injection vulnerability, commonly known as &#8220;Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command.&#8221; Given the high severity of this [&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":[80,74],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-56934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-rce","attack_vector-sql-injection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56934","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=56934"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83910,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56934\/revisions\/83910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56934"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=56934"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=56934"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=56934"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=56934"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=56934"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=56934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}