CVE-2019-25532

8.2

Netartmedia · Jobs Portal

Netartmedia Jobs Portal 6.1 is vulnerable to SQL injection via the Email parameter in loginaction.php, allowing unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries.

Executive summary

An unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in Netartmedia Jobs Portal 6.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication or extract sensitive database information.

Vulnerability

The application is susceptible to an SQL injection attack through the Email parameter in the loginaction.php script. Unauthenticated attackers can submit crafted POST requests containing malicious SQL payloads to manipulate backend database queries.

Business impact

Successful exploitation allows unauthorized access to the underlying database, which may lead to the exfiltration of sensitive user credentials, personal information, or proprietary application data. Given the CVSS score of 8.2, this vulnerability represents a high risk to business operations, potentially resulting in complete compromise of the portal's user management system and significant reputational damage.

Remediation

Immediate Action: As no official patch is currently available, administrators should restrict access to loginaction.php to trusted IP ranges or disable the registration and login functionality until a fix is provided by the vendor.

Proactive Monitoring: Security teams should review web server access logs for anomalous POST requests to loginaction.php, particularly those containing SQL syntax characters like single quotes, dashes, or SQL keywords.

Compensating Controls: Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with rules configured to detect and block common SQL injection patterns targeting the Email parameter.

Exploitation status

Public Exploit Available: Yes, a functional proof of concept exists on ExploitDB.

Analyst recommendation

Due to the high severity of this SQL injection flaw and the availability of public exploit material, it is imperative that organizations using Netartmedia Jobs Portal 6.1 take immediate steps to secure their environment. If an update cannot be applied, implementing rigorous WAF filtering or restricting network access to the affected script is necessary to prevent potential unauthorized access or data exfiltration.

Sources

Originally found and disclosed by Ahmet Ümit BAYRAM, per the CVE Program record.