{"id":85883,"date":"2025-11-19T21:36:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:36:41","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-49218-post-auth-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-endpoint-encryption-policyserver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49218-post-auth-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-endpoint-encryption-policyserver\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49218: Post-Auth SQL Injection Vulnerability in Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This document covers the details of a post-auth SQL injection vulnerability discovered in Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer. This critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-49218, could potentially allow an attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations, leading to system compromise or data leakage. Businesses and organizations using the affected products must promptly address this issue to safeguard their digital assets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49218<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.7)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4172069708\" 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>Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer | All versions prior to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability arises due to the improper handling of user-supplied input in SQL queries by the Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer. An attacker with low-level privileges can manipulate SQL queries to execute arbitrary SQL code. This can result in unauthorized actions, including the escalation of privileges within the system, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2931301633\" 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 the vulnerability might be exploited. This pseudocode demonstrates a malicious SQL query injected into the system:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/TrendMicroPolicyServer\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nusername=attacker&#039; OR &#039;1&#039;=&#039;1&#039;--&amp;password=irrelevant<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker manipulates the &#8216;username&#8217; field with a SQL injection payload that alters the SQL logic, bypassing the authentication mechanism. The &#8216;&#8211;&#8216; following the payload is a SQL comment that makes the rest of the query, including the password check, irrelevant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are advised to apply the patch provided by Trend Micro as soon as possible. As a temporary mitigation, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can help prevent SQL injection attacks. Always ensure that software is up-to-date and follow the principle of least privilege when assigning system rights to reduce the impact of potential future vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This document covers the details of a post-auth SQL injection vulnerability discovered in Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer. This critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-49218, could potentially allow an attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations, leading to system compromise or data leakage. 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