{"id":82631,"date":"2025-10-13T15:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T15:33:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:39:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T23:39:16","slug":"cve-2025-52042-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-frappe-erpnext-15-57-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52042-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-frappe-erpnext-15-57-5\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-52042: SQL Injection Vulnerability in Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This blog post delves into the intricacies of a significant vulnerability found in Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5 known as CVE-2025-52042. This vulnerability affects a wide range of businesses and organizations utilizing this ERP software, making it a critical issue in the cybersecurity landscape. A successful exploitation could lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-12367-system-compromise-via-sensitive-information-exposure-in-vega-master-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89851\">system compromise<\/a> or data leakage, posing immense risk to sensitive business information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-52042<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 8.2)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59352-critical-vulnerability-in-dragonfly-file-distribution-system-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution-rce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90835\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3449613939\" 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>Frappe ERPNext | 15.57.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32709-critical-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-windows-ancillary-function-driver-for-winsock\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91728\">vulnerability lies in the function<\/a> get_rfq_containing_supplier() in the file request_for_quotation.py of Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5. This function is susceptible to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13149-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-arma-store-armalife\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89910\">SQL injection<\/a>, a type of attack where an attacker can manipulate SQL queries by injecting malicious code via the txt parameter. If successfully exploited, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43196-macos-path-handling-vulnerability-allowing-for-root-privileges\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90294\">vulnerability can allow<\/a> an attacker to extract all information from the system&#8217;s databases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1612666703\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59340-jinjava-template-engine-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90421\">potential exploitation of this vulnerability<\/a>. This pseudocode illustrates how a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58462-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-opexus-foiaxpress-public-access-link\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89915\">SQL query could be injected<\/a> into the txt parameter:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">txt = &quot;&#039; or &#039;1&#039;=&#039;1&#039; --&quot;\nquery = &quot;SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = &#039;&quot; + txt + &quot;&#039;&quot;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the SQL query becomes &#8220;SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = &#8221; or &#8216;1&#8217;=&#8217;1&#8242; &#8211;&#8220;. This would return all users, effectively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58321-delta-electronics-dialink-directory-traversal-authentication-bypass-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89791\">bypassing any authentication<\/a> mechanism in place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation. These systems can help detect and block <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58448-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-rathena-mmorpg-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89931\">SQL injection<\/a> attacks, preventing potential exploitation of this vulnerability.<br \/>\nIt is also crucial to follow secure coding practices, such as input validation and parameterized queries, to prevent similar vulnerabilities in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This blog post delves into the intricacies of a significant vulnerability found in Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5 known as CVE-2025-52042. This vulnerability affects a wide range of businesses and organizations utilizing this ERP software, making it a critical issue in the cybersecurity landscape. A successful exploitation could lead to system compromise or data leakage, posing [&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-82631","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\/82631","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=82631"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84899,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82631\/revisions\/84899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82631"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=82631"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=82631"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=82631"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=82631"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=82631"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=82631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}