{"id":64287,"date":"2025-08-24T12:14:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T12:14:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:53:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T03:53:49","slug":"cve-2025-55708-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-expresstech-systems-quiz-and-survey-master","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55708-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-expresstech-systems-quiz-and-survey-master\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-55708: SQL Injection Vulnerability in ExpressTech Systems Quiz And Survey Master<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability represented by CVE-2025-55708 presents a significant threat to the integrity of data and systems that employ ExpressTech Systems Quiz And Survey Master. This vulnerability, often referred to as SQL Injection, is a high-risk issue that has been rated with a severity score of 8.5 on the CVSS scale. It is a classic yet potent exploit that hackers frequently use to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27052-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-unix-clients-processing-data-packets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74104\">corrupt or steal data<\/a> from databases. This exploit is significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36899-unchecked-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-due-to-debugging-code-in-production-build\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87088\">due to the widespread use of the affected product<\/a> and the high impact it has on systems when exploited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-55708<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Successful exploitation could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49691-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-media-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72205\">lead to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1232230862\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49401-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-expresstech-systems-quiz-and-survey-master\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87147\">ExpressTech Systems Quiz And Survey<\/a> Master | Up to and including 10.2.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50240-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-nbcio-boot-v1-0-3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71889\">SQL Injection vulnerability<\/a> occurs when the application fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input before using it in an SQL query. An attacker can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26186-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-opensis-v-9-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71947\">vulnerability by injecting malicious SQL<\/a> commands into user input fields, which are then executed by the database. This can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49683-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-virtual-hard-disk-vhdx-leading-to-unauthorized-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78426\">lead to unauthorized<\/a> viewing, modification, or deletion of data in the database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-938063797\" 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 exploiting this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52797-critical-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-josepsitjar-storymap\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79395\">vulnerability might look like the following HTTP request<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/quizmaster\/submit HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nquiz_id=1&amp;answer=&#039; OR &#039;1&#039;=&#039;1&#039;; DROP TABLE users; --<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker submits an answer to a quiz question that includes malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8715-arbitrary-code-and-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-postgresql\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78766\">SQL code<\/a>. Instead of a quiz ID and an answer, the database receives and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46122-arbitrary-command-execution-vulnerability-in-commscope-ruckus-unleashed\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78919\">executes the command<\/a> to drop the &#8220;users&#8221; table.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remediation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the affected versions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43588-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-substance3d-sampler-versions-5-0-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73470\">ExpressTech Systems Quiz And Survey<\/a> Master are strongly advised to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch in order to mitigate this vulnerability. As a temporary measure, users can also employ a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-51535-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-austrian-archaeological-institute-s-openatlas\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73955\">SQL injection<\/a> attacks. However, these measures are not a substitute for patching the vulnerability at the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability represented by CVE-2025-55708 presents a significant threat to the integrity of data and systems that employ ExpressTech Systems Quiz And Survey Master. This vulnerability, often referred to as SQL Injection, is a high-risk issue that has been rated with a severity score of 8.5 on the CVSS scale. 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