CVE-2025-13774
📋 TL;DR
An SQL injection vulnerability in Progress Flowmon ADS allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL queries and commands. This affects versions before 12.5.4 and 13.0.1, potentially enabling data theft, manipulation, or system compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- Progress Flowmon ADS
📦 What is this software?
Flowmon Anomaly Detection System by Progress
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data exfiltration, privilege escalation to administrative access, or remote code execution on the underlying server.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, modification of configuration settings, or extraction of sensitive information from the Flowmon database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and parameterized queries are implemented, though authenticated access still poses risk.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities are typically easy to exploit with basic web testing tools once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 12.5.4 or 13.0.1
Vendor Advisory: https://community.progress.com/s/article/Flowmon-ADS-CVE-2025-13774
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Backup current configuration and data. 2. Download and install Flowmon ADS version 12.5.4 or 13.0.1 from Progress support portal. 3. Apply the update following vendor documentation. 4. Restart the Flowmon ADS service.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Segmentation
allRestrict access to Flowmon ADS management interface to only authorized administrative networks
Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the Flowmon ADS interface
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit which users can reach the Flowmon ADS management interface
- Review and reduce user accounts with access to Flowmon ADS, ensuring only necessary personnel have authentication credentials
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Flowmon ADS version via web interface or CLI. If version is below 12.5.4 (for 12.x) or below 13.0.1 (for 13.x), system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Check web interface dashboard or run 'flowmon-ads --version' on the serverVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm version is 12.5.4 or higher for 12.x branch, or 13.0.1 or higher for 13.x branch. Test SQL injection attempts should be properly rejected.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL query patterns in application logs
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful login
- Database error messages containing SQL syntax
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database connection patterns from Flowmon ADS server
- SQL injection payloads in HTTP requests to Flowmon ADS interface
SIEM Query:
source="flowmon_ads" AND (message="*SQL*" OR message="*syntax*" OR message="*injection*")