{"id":71485,"date":"2025-09-05T02:50:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T02:50:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-08T17:18:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:18:27","slug":"cve-2025-49404-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-purethemes-listeo-core","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49404-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-purethemes-listeo-core\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49404: Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability in purethemes Listeo-Core<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures system has recently identified a significant security vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-49404. This vulnerability pertains to the Listeo-Core product, developed by purethemes. The affected versions extend through to 1.9.32. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6184-time-based-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-tutor-lms-pro-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79099\">vulnerability is a classic example of an SQL Injection<\/a> issue, one of the most dangerous and common web application vulnerabilities. It exposes the affected systems to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49759-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sql-server-potentially-enabling-privilege-escalation-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79147\">potential compromise and can potentially lead to data<\/a> leakage, impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49404<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.5 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network-based<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54788-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-suitecrm-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80179\">System compromise and data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3642463320\" 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>purethemes Listeo-Core | Through 1.9.32<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39510-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-valvepress-pinterest-automatic-pin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79109\">SQL Injection vulnerabilities<\/a>, such as CVE-2025-49404, occur when an application does not properly neutralize special elements used in an SQL command. An attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52820-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-point-of-sale-pos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79111\">inject malicious SQL<\/a> commands into user-input data. As the application processes this input, it inadvertently runs the harmful SQL commands. In the case of this particular vulnerability, an attacker could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55731-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-frappe-framework-leading-to-potential-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79253\">potentially gain unauthorized access to system data<\/a>, modify or delete data, or even execute administrative operations on the database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-742922666\" 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 is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/listeo-core\/vulnerable-endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nusername=admin&amp;password=&#039; OR &#039;1&#039;=&#039;1<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is attempting to log in using the username &#8216;admin&#8217; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8714-critical-postgresql-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-injection-by-superusers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80627\">injecting a malicious<\/a> payload into the password field. The payload `&#8217; OR &#8216;1&#8217;=&#8217;1` manipulates the SQL logic so that the statement will always be true, potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7734-critical-gitlab-ce-ee-vulnerability-allows-unauthorized-actions-by-attackers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79496\">allowing an unauthorized<\/a> user access to the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best way to mitigate this vulnerability is to apply the vendor-supplied patch. If this is not immediately possible, implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could offer temporary relief from potential attacks. However, these methods should not replace the permanent fix of applying the patch. Additional best practices include avoiding the use of dynamic SQL, using parameterized queries or stored procedures, and regularly updating and patching systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures system has recently identified a significant security vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-49404. This vulnerability pertains to the Listeo-Core product, developed by purethemes. The affected versions extend through to 1.9.32. This vulnerability is a classic example of an SQL Injection issue, one of the most dangerous and common web application vulnerabilities. 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