CVE-2025-22964
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to perform time-based blind SQL injection attacks on DDSN Interactive cm3 Acora CMS version 10.1.1 by exploiting insufficient input sanitization in the 'table' parameter. Attackers can extract sensitive data, manipulate database contents, or potentially gain unauthorized access. Organizations running this specific CMS version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- DDSN Interactive cm3 Acora CMS
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including extraction of all sensitive data (user credentials, personal information, configuration secrets), data manipulation/deletion, and potential privilege escalation to system access.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of sensitive information from the database, including user credentials, personal data, and application configuration details.
If Mitigated
Limited information disclosure through blind SQL injection if proper input validation and WAF rules are in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Time-based blind SQL injection requires more sophisticated exploitation than standard SQLi but is well-documented and tool-assisted exploitation is possible.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 10.1.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/padayali-JD/CVE-2025-22964
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Backup your current installation and database. 2. Download the latest version from the vendor. 3. Replace affected files with patched versions. 4. Verify the fix by testing the vulnerable endpoint.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allImplement strict input validation for the 'table' parameter to only allow expected values
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns in the 'table' parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to restrict access to the CMS administration interface
- Deploy a reverse proxy with strict input validation and SQL injection filtering rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the vulnerable endpoint with time-based SQL injection payloads in the 'table' parameter and observe delayed responsesCheck Version:
Check CMS version in administration panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt the same SQL injection tests after patching; successful patches should return immediate errors or reject malicious input📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple requests with SQL keywords in 'table' parameter
- Requests causing abnormal database query times
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL injection patterns in URL parameters
- Unusual timing patterns in request/response cycles
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (url="*table=*SELECT*" OR url="*table=*UNION*" OR url="*table=*SLEEP*")