{"id":73839,"date":"2025-09-10T16:35:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:35:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T23:55:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T05:55:33","slug":"cve-2025-41033-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-apprain-cmf-4-0-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41033-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-apprain-cmf-4-0-5\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-41033: Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability in appRain CMF 4.0.5<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is an ever-evolving field where vulnerabilities, once discovered, can expose systems to significant risks. A striking example is the recent discovery of the CVE-2025-41033 vulnerability, affecting appRain CMF version 4.0.5. This vulnerability is of particular concern, given its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-45134-critical-vulnerability-in-mahara-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82894\">potential for system<\/a> compromise or data leakage. Essentially, it allows an attacker to perform create, read, update, and delete operations on the database, posing a serious threat to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-26383-critical-vulnerability-in-amd-tee-puts-system-integrity-and-data-availability-in-jeopardy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88027\">integrity and confidentiality of data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-41033<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22404-potential-system-compromise-due-to-use-after-free-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85619\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1730715065\" 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-2025-41034-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-apprain-cmf-4-0-5\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87412\">appRain CMF<\/a> | 4.0.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27845-critical-vulnerability-exposes-jwt-secret-resulting-in-elevated-permissions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81703\">vulnerability is a result<\/a> of improper input sanitization within the &#8216;data%5BPage%5D%5Bname%5D&#8217; parameter in the \/apprain\/page\/manage-dynamic-pages\/create endpoint. An attacker can exploit this by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54119-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-adodb-php-database-class-library\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82623\">injecting malicious SQL<\/a> queries. As the application does not properly sanitize user input, the attacker&#8217;s SQL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40739-code-execution-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2025\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81546\">code is executed<\/a> directly on the database, allowing them to manipulate data as they please.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3442416941\" 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>An attacker could potentially use an <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=\"81529\">HTTP request like the following to exploit the vulnerability:<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/apprain\/page\/manage-dynamic-pages\/create HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\ndata%5BPage%5D%5Bname%5D=normalInput&#039;; DROP TABLE users;--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, the SQL command &#8216;DROP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42916-high-impact-database-table-deletion-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88666\">TABLE users&#8217; would delete the entire &#8216;users&#8217; table from the database<\/a> if executed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The immediate mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is available. In the meantime, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can help identify and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8418-arbitrary-plugin-installation-vulnerability-in-b-slider-gutenberg-slider-block-for-wp-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82552\">block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. Furthermore, as a best practice, regular reviews and updates of your security controls are advised to protect against new and evolving threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is an ever-evolving field where vulnerabilities, once discovered, can expose systems to significant risks. A striking example is the recent discovery of the CVE-2025-41033 vulnerability, affecting appRain CMF version 4.0.5. This vulnerability is of particular concern, given its potential for system compromise or data leakage. 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