{"id":64281,"date":"2025-08-24T06:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T06:13:02","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:12:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T00:12:38","slug":"cve-2025-49033-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-profilegrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49033-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-profilegrid\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49033: SQL Injection Vulnerability in ProfileGrid<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recently discovered vulnerability CVE-2025-49033 is a severe security issue that affects Metagauss ProfileGrid, a popular WordPress plugin. This vulnerability is an instance of SQL Injection, which is a common and highly dangerous security flaw that can compromise a system or lead to data leakage if not addressed swiftly and appropriately.<br \/>\nAs ProfileGrid is widely used across numerous WordPress websites, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73704\">vulnerability could potentially<\/a> impact thousands of users worldwide. It is of particular concern to website administrators and developers who have implemented the ProfileGrid plugin, as they may be at risk of Blind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50240-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-nbcio-boot-v1-0-3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71913\">SQL Injection<\/a>, a type of attack where an attacker can extract data from the server without any error messages being returned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49033<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50160-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-posing-system-compromise-risk\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78636\">System compromise<\/a>, Data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2050109837\" 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>Metagauss ProfileGrid | n\/a through 5.9.5.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability stems from the improper neutralization of special elements used in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-51390-command-injection-vulnerability-in-totolink-n600r\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73765\">SQL<\/a> command within Metagauss ProfileGrid. This allows malicious actors to manipulate SQL queries within the application and potentially gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72587\">unauthorized access to confidential data<\/a>. In a case of Blind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26186-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-opensis-v-9-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71958\">SQL Injection<\/a>, an attacker can send crafted input to the server that manipulates SQL queries, allowing them to extract data, modify data, or even execute commands on the server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1890138672\" 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>A conceptual example of how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21120-trusting-http-permission-methods-on-the-server-side-vulnerability-in-dell-avamar\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81490\">vulnerability might be exploited could look like the following HTTP<\/a> request:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/profilegrid\/login HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nusername=admin&#039; OR &#039;1&#039; = &#039;1&#039;; -- &amp;password=pass<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This example code attempts to trick the server into executing an SQL command that will always return true, bypassing the need for a correct password and potentially granting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53499-critical-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72808\">unauthorized access<\/a> to the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the patch provided by the vendor as soon as possible. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary protection by detecting and blocking potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-51535-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-austrian-archaeological-institute-s-openatlas\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73958\">SQL Injection<\/a> attacks. It is also advisable to regularly update and patch all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20253-critical-vulnerability-in-ikev2-feature-of-cisco-software-could-lead-to-denial-of-service-dos-attack\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76188\">software to prevent future vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The recently discovered vulnerability CVE-2025-49033 is a severe security issue that affects Metagauss ProfileGrid, a popular WordPress plugin. This vulnerability is an instance of SQL Injection, which is a common and highly dangerous security flaw that can compromise a system or lead to data leakage if not addressed swiftly and appropriately. As ProfileGrid is [&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-64281","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\/64281","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=64281"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73942,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64281\/revisions\/73942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64281"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=64281"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=64281"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=64281"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=64281"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=64281"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=64281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}