{"id":59116,"date":"2025-07-11T05:33:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T05:33:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T23:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T05:37:22","slug":"cve-2025-28969-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-cybio-gallery-widget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28969-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-cybio-gallery-widget\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-28969: SQL Injection Vulnerability in cybio Gallery Widget<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this piece, we delve into an SQL Injection vulnerability marked as CVE-2025-28969, which affects the cybio Gallery Widget. This vulnerability is significant due to its potential to allow attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands in the underlying database, potentially resulting in system compromise or data leakage. Given the widespread use of the cybio Gallery Widget in various web applications, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-25178-critical-luajit-vulnerability-puts-systems-at-risk-of-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75666\">vulnerability poses a considerable risk<\/a> to a significant number of web-based services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-28969<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.5 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <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=\"65737\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-280376485\" 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>cybio Gallery Widget | Up to and including 1.2.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This vulnerability stems from the improper neutralization of special elements used in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7097-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-comodo-internet-security-premium\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68253\">SQL<\/a> command within the cybio Gallery Widget. An attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-12364-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-mavi-yesil-software-guest-tracking-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65690\">inject malicious SQL<\/a> commands into user inputs, which are then executed by the application. Since the application doesn&#8217;t properly sanitize these inputs, the <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=\"65774\">injected SQL<\/a> commands can manipulate the database, leading to unauthorized access, modification or disclosure of data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-357901811\" 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 this vulnerability might be exploited. In this hypothetical scenario, the attacker sends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52726-incorrect-privilege-assignment-vulnerability-in-pebas-couponxxl-custom-post-types\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65822\">POST request to a vulnerable<\/a> endpoint, including a malicious payload in the HTTP request&#8217;s body.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;gallery_id&quot;: &quot;1; DROP TABLE users;&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52914-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-mitel-micollab-suite-applications-services\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75665\">application uses the &#8216;gallery_id&#8217; value directly in an SQL<\/a> query without proper sanitization, the &#8216;DROP TABLE users&#8217; command would be executed, leading to potential data loss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly advised to apply the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-26383-critical-vulnerability-in-amd-tee-puts-system-integrity-and-data-availability-in-jeopardy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88071\">available patch from the vendor to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a>. In the absence of a patch, or as a temporary measure, implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide some level of protection by detecting and preventing <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=\"68254\">SQL injection<\/a> attacks. These systems can identify patterns of malicious activity and block requests that appear to be attempting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4784-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-moderec-tourtella\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68442\">SQL injection<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this piece, we delve into an SQL Injection vulnerability marked as CVE-2025-28969, which affects the cybio Gallery Widget. This vulnerability is significant due to its potential to allow attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands in the underlying database, potentially resulting in system compromise or data leakage. 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