{"id":86005,"date":"2025-12-10T10:06:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T10:06:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-48891-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-advantech-iview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48891-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-advantech-iview\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-48891: SQL Injection Vulnerability in Advantech iView<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

A significant vulnerability has been identified in Advantech’s iView software, widely used in the industrial automation sector. This vulnerability, assigned as CVE-2025-48891, allows for SQL injection, potentially exposing sensitive information and causing systems to malfunction. Given the potential for system compromise or data leakage, understanding and addressing this vulnerability is essential for all users of Advantech iView.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-48891
\nSeverity: High (7.6 CVSS score)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: User level
\nUser Interaction: Required
\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Advantech iView | All versions prior to patch<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability resides in the CUtils.checkSQLInjection() function in the Advantech iView software, which fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this weakness by injecting malicious SQL commands into the system via this function, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data disclosure, or triggering a denial-of-service condition.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a
\nconceptual<\/strong>
\n example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This could be a sample HTTP request with an SQL injection payload.<\/p>\n

POST \/iview\/checkSQLInjection HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nusername=' OR '1'='1';--&password=<\/code><\/pre>\n
In the above example, the SQL injection payload `’ OR ‘1’=’1′;–` forces the SQL query to always return `true`, potentially bypassing authentication mechanisms and granting unauthorized access.<\/p>\n
Recommended Mitigations<\/strong><\/p>\n
To address this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible. In the meantime, users can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as temporary mitigation. Regular updates and strong security practices can also help in preventing these types of vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overview A significant vulnerability has been identified in Advantech’s iView software, widely used in the industrial automation sector. This vulnerability, assigned as CVE-2025-48891, allows for SQL injection, potentially exposing sensitive information and causing systems to malfunction. Given the potential for system compromise or data leakage, understanding and addressing this vulnerability is essential for all users […]<\/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,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-86005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t