{"id":59115,"date":"2025-07-11T04:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T04:33:09","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-08T17:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T23:57:32","slug":"cve-2025-28967-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-steve-truman-s-contact-us-page-contact-people-lite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28967-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-steve-truman-s-contact-us-page-contact-people-lite\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-28967: SQL Injection Vulnerability in Steve Truman&#8217;s Contact Us page &#8211; Contact people LITE<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-28967 is a critical vulnerability that exists in the &#8216;Contact Us&#8217; page of the Contact People LITE software developed by Steve Truman. The vulnerability, classified as SQL Injection, stems from the software&#8217;s improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command. The vulnerability impacts versions of Contact People LITE up to and including version 3.7.4, and its exploit could <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=\"65716\">lead to potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage. This <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=\"69651\">vulnerability is of significance due to the high CVSS Severity<\/a> Score of 8.5 and the vast number of users that could be affected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-28967<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45346-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-bacula-web-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69650\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-159292298\" 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>Contact People LITE | Up to and including 3.7.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of improper neutralization of special elements in an SQL command (&#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-12364-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-mavi-yesil-software-guest-tracking-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65691\">SQL Injection<\/a>&#8216;) within Contact People LITE&#8217;s &#8216;Contact Us&#8217; page. An attacker can send specially crafted data through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7340-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-ht-contact-form-widget-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69653\">contact form<\/a> that contains malicious SQL commands. When this data is processed, the SQL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54416-arbitrary-command-execution-vulnerability-in-tj-actions-branch-names-github-action\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69649\">command gets executed<\/a>, providing the attacker with unauthorized access or enabling them to retrieve sensitive data from the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-439366027\" 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 vulnerability might be exploited. This example demonstrates a malicious HTTP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52726-incorrect-privilege-assignment-vulnerability-in-pebas-couponxxl-custom-post-types\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65823\">POST request sent to the vulnerable<\/a> endpoint.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/ContactUs\/ HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nname=John&amp;email=john@example.com&amp;subject=Test&amp;message=Test&#039;); DROP TABLE users;--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, after the normal fields like &#8216;name&#8217;, &#8217;email&#8217;, &#8216;subject&#8217;, and &#8216;message&#8217;, the attacker inserts a harmful SQL command (`DROP TABLE users;&#8211;`). If the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50067-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-application-express-allowing-system-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69652\">application is vulnerable<\/a>, it will execute this SQL command, which can lead to data loss in this case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50738-memos-application-vulnerability-allows-for-unauthorized-user-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69648\">Contact People<\/a> LITE are advised to apply the latest vendor patch to fix this vulnerability. In the absence of a patch, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. Both of these solutions can detect and block <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=\"65775\">SQL Injection<\/a> attacks, thereby preventing potential exploits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-28967 is a critical vulnerability that exists in the &#8216;Contact Us&#8217; page of the Contact People LITE software developed by Steve Truman. The vulnerability, classified as SQL Injection, stems from the software&#8217;s improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command. 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