CVE-2025-15325
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-15325 is an SQL injection vulnerability in Tanium Discover due to improper input validation. This allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the underlying database. Organizations using vulnerable Tanium Discover versions are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Tanium Discover
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of the Tanium database leading to data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential lateral movement across the network.
Likely Case
Data extraction from the Tanium database including asset information, configuration details, and potentially sensitive system data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact due to network segmentation, database permissions restrictions, and proper input validation at other layers.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities are well-understood and typically have low exploitation complexity for attackers with database knowledge
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Tanium Discover 2.15.0 and later
Vendor Advisory: https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2025-005
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Download Tanium Discover 2.15.0 or later from Tanium support portal. 2. Backup current configuration. 3. Deploy the update following Tanium's standard upgrade procedures. 4. Restart Tanium Discover services.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input validation enhancement
allImplement additional input validation at application layer for all user inputs
Database permission restrictions
allRestrict database user permissions to minimum required for Tanium Discover functionality
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate Tanium Discover from sensitive systems
- Enhance monitoring of database queries and implement anomaly detection for SQL patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Tanium Discover version via Tanium Console: Navigate to Administration > Components and verify Discover versionCheck Version:
On Tanium server: taniumcli component list | grep DiscoverVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm version is 2.15.0 or higher in Tanium Console and test input validation with safe test payloads📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL query patterns in database logs
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful login
- Unexpected database schema changes
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database connection patterns from Tanium Discover server
- Large data transfers from database to unexpected destinations
SIEM Query:
source="tanium_discover_logs" AND (message="*sql*" OR message="*query*") AND severity="high"