{"id":59112,"date":"2025-07-11T01:31:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T01:31:48","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T19:26:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T01:26:37","slug":"cve-2025-52832-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-ngg-smart-image-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52832-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-ngg-smart-image-search\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-52832: SQL Injection Vulnerability in NGG Smart Image Search<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This blog post aims to shed light on a recently discovered cybersecurity vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-52832. This flaw pertains to the NGG Smart Image Search, a popular feature in the wpo-HR system. The vulnerability originates from an improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52817-authorization-bypass-in-zealousweb-abandoned-contact-form-7-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65740\">leading to potential<\/a> SQL Injection. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-12364-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-mavi-yesil-software-guest-tracking-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65687\">SQL injection vulnerability<\/a> could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands, leading to system compromise or significant data leakage.<br \/>\nGiven the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47998-severe-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-windows-routing-and-remote-access-service\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68256\">severity of the vulnerability<\/a>, which has been rated at 9.3 on the CVSS scale, it is crucial for system administrators, cybersecurity professionals, and users of the wpo-HR system to understand this vulnerability, its potential impacts, and the necessary steps for mitigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-52832<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 9.3)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27055-memory-corruption-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-during-image-encoding\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74194\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1361354025\" 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>wpo-HR NGG <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55998-xss-vulnerability-in-smart-search-filter-shopify-app-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87970\">Smart Image Search<\/a> | up to and including 3.4.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50738-memos-application-vulnerability-allows-for-unauthorized-user-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74196\">vulnerability primarily stems from the application\u2019s<\/a> failure to properly sanitize user-supplied input in SQL queries. An attacker can craft malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-12150-high-severity-blind-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-eron-software-wowwo-crm\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65777\">SQL statements and inject<\/a> them into the application. Due to the lack of proper sanitization, these malicious SQL statements can be executed directly by the database server, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41668-critical-file-replacement-leading-to-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68257\">leading to unauthorized<\/a> access, data manipulation, or potential system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-635614572\" 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 conceptual example of a malicious HTTP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52362-critical-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-phproxy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74195\">request exploiting this vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/ngg-smart-image-search HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nsearchQuery=&#039; OR &#039;1&#039;=&#039;1&#039;; DROP TABLE users; --<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the attacker injects a payload (`&#8217; OR &#8216;1&#8217;=&#8217;1&#8242;; DROP TABLE users; &#8211;`) which first always evaluates as true, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49759-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sql-server-potentially-enabling-privilege-escalation-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79158\">potentially revealing all the data<\/a> in the queried table. The attacker then uses a SQL command (`DROP TABLE users`) to delete an entire table, in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5821-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-case-theme-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83330\">case &#8216;users<\/a>. The rest of the original SQL query is commented out using `&#8211;`, ensuring that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7097-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-comodo-internet-security-premium\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68255\">injected SQL command<\/a> executes as intended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vendor has acknowledged this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-35115-critical-system-package-download-vulnerability-in-agiloft-release-28\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85328\">vulnerability and released<\/a> a patch to address it. Users of the affected versions of wpo-HR NGG Smart Image <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/pseudopod\"   title=\"Search\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90956\">Search<\/a> are strongly advised to apply the patch as soon as possible. As an interim measure, users can also employ a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4784-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-moderec-tourtella\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68444\">SQL injection<\/a> attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This blog post aims to shed light on a recently discovered cybersecurity vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-52832. This flaw pertains to the NGG Smart Image Search, a popular feature in the wpo-HR system. The vulnerability originates from an improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands, leading to potential SQL Injection. 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