{"id":59588,"date":"2025-07-23T14:50:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:50:33","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-10T11:20:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T17:20:39","slug":"cve-2025-52714-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-shinetheme-traveler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52714-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-shinetheme-traveler\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-52714: SQL Injection Vulnerability in Shinetheme Traveler<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity community is facing a significant threat in the form of an SQL Injection vulnerability found in shinetheme Traveler. This vulnerability, known as CVE-2025-52714, is particularly dangerous due to its ability to compromise systems and potentially leak sensitive data. The vulnerability affects a wide range of users since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2015-10139-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-wplms-theme-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69289\">shinetheme<\/a> Traveler is a widely used theme. The gravity of this issue is underlined by a high CVSS severity score of 9.3, indicating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7734-critical-gitlab-ce-ee-vulnerability-allows-unauthorized-actions-by-attackers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79524\">critical need for immediate action<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-52714<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.3 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<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=\"71159\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-25681298\" 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>Shinetheme Traveler | All versions up to latest<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit leverages the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59458-jetbrains-junie-code-execution-vulnerability-through-improper-command-validation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89596\">improper neutralization of special elements in an SQL command<\/a> within shinetheme Traveler. This leads to an SQL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54451-code-injection-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67594\">Injection vulnerability<\/a>. An attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7097-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-comodo-internet-security-premium\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68247\">inject malicious SQL commands<\/a> into the application, which are then executed by the database. This can result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5835-droip-plugin-for-wordpress-unauthorized-access-and-modification-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69290\">unauthorized access<\/a> to data, data manipulation, or even system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-543719558\" 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 an illustrative example of how an attacker might exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52362-critical-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-phproxy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71158\">vulnerability using a malicious HTTP request:<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/traveler\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/sql\n{ &quot;user_input&quot;: &quot;admin&#039;; DROP TABLE users;--&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a malicious SQL command that, if not properly sanitized, would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42916-high-impact-database-table-deletion-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88679\">delete the &#8220;users&#8221; table from the database<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For mitigation, it is recommended to apply the vendor patch once it is available. Until then, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. It is also good practice to validate and sanitize all user inputs to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4784-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-moderec-tourtella\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68432\">SQL Injection<\/a> attacks.<br \/>\nRemember, ensuring cybersecurity is an ongoing effort that requires maintaining up-to-date <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33077-local-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ibm-engineering-systems-design-rhapsody\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68433\">systems and regularly monitoring for vulnerabilities<\/a>. The discovery of CVE-2025-52714 serves as a reminder of the importance of these measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity community is facing a significant threat in the form of an SQL Injection vulnerability found in shinetheme Traveler. This vulnerability, known as CVE-2025-52714, is particularly dangerous due to its ability to compromise systems and potentially leak sensitive data. The vulnerability affects a wide range of users since shinetheme Traveler is a widely [&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":[74],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-59588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-sql-injection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59588","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=59588"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82444,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59588\/revisions\/82444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59588"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=59588"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=59588"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=59588"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=59588"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=59588"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=59588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}