{"id":59452,"date":"2025-07-17T20:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:42:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-03T03:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:47:39","slug":"cve-2025-53515-sql-injection-and-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-advantech-iview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53515-sql-injection-and-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-advantech-iview\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-53515: SQL Injection and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Advantech iView<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, we are shedding light on a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-53515, which affects Advantech iView, a popular industrial internet of things (IIoT) management software. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker with user-level privileges to perform a SQL injection and remote code execution, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. This high-severity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43209-high-risk-out-of-bounds-access-vulnerability-affecting-multiple-apple-operating-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69745\">vulnerability is significant because it affects<\/a> a widely used IIoT platform, and successful exploitation could have serious consequences for the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the victim&#8217;s system, data, and network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-53515<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: User<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7837-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-t6-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71178\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4149381055\" 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>Advantech iView | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55010-arbitrary-php-object-instantiation-in-kanboard-prior-to-version-1-2-47\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78005\">versions prior<\/a> to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability resides in the NetworkServlet.archiveTrap() function of the Advantech iView software. Certain input parameters within this function are not properly sanitized, which opens up the possibility for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4784-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-moderec-tourtella\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68437\">SQL injection<\/a>. An attacker with user-level credentials can craft and send malicious SQL queries in these parameters to manipulate the underlying database, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41668-critical-file-replacement-leading-to-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67536\">leading to unauthorized<\/a> disclosure, modification, or destruction of data.<br \/>\nMoreover, this vulnerability also allows for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52809-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-national-weather-service-alerts\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65926\">remote code execution<\/a> in the context of the &#8216;nt authoritylocal service&#8217; account. This means that an attacker can not only manipulate the database but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26074-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-orkes-conductor-v3-21-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65975\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> on the affected system with system-level privileges, potentially compromising the entire system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1560783106\" 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 an attacker might craft 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=\"71177\">request exploiting this vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/NetworkServlet\/archiveTrap HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;trap&quot;: &quot;&#039;; DROP TABLE users;--&quot;,\n&quot;code&quot;: &quot;&#039;; EXECUTE arbitrary_code;--&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8216;trap&#8217; parameter is manipulated with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26854-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-joomla-good-search-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69046\">SQL injection<\/a> attack to drop the users table from the database. The &#8216;code&#8217; parameter is manipulated to execute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25214-race-condition-vulnerability-in-wwbn-avideo-14-4-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67535\">arbitrary<\/a> code on the server. This is purely a conceptual example, and the actual exploit could be considerably more complex and obfuscated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best mitigation strategy is to apply the vendor-supplied patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50738-memos-application-vulnerability-allows-for-unauthorized-user-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69746\">users can deploy a Web Application<\/a> Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block attempted attacks. Regularly updating and monitoring these systems can provide a crucial line of defense against exploitation. Furthermore, following the principle of least privilege and ensuring that user-level accounts have only the necessary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26469-dangerous-default-permissions-vulnerability-in-meddream-pacs-premium\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70339\">permissions can reduce the potential impact of this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Today, we are shedding light on a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-53515, which affects Advantech iView, a popular industrial internet of things (IIoT) management software. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker with user-level privileges to perform a SQL injection and remote code execution, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. 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