CVE-2025-62617
📋 TL;DR
An authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in Admidio allows users with role assignment permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This can lead to full database compromise including data theft, modification, or deletion. Affected are all Admidio installations prior to version 4.3.17.
💻 Affected Systems
- Admidio
📦 What is this software?
Admidio by Admidio
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including exfiltration of all user data, credential theft, privilege escalation, and potential server takeover via database functions.
Likely Case
Data theft of sensitive user information, privilege escalation to administrative access, and potential lateral movement within the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper network segmentation, database permissions, and monitoring are in place, but still significant risk to application data.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection is well-understood with many available tools. Requires authenticated access with specific permissions.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.3.17
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/Admidio/admidio/security/advisories/GHSA-2v5m-cq9w-fc33
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Backup your Admidio installation and database. 2. Download version 4.3.17 or later from the official repository. 3. Replace existing files with patched version. 4. Verify functionality.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Database User Permission Restriction
allLimit database user permissions to only necessary operations (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE) and remove DROP, CREATE, EXECUTE privileges.
-- MySQL example: REVOKE DROP, CREATE, EXECUTE ON admidio.* FROM 'admidio_user'@'localhost';
Network Access Control
linuxRestrict access to Admidio administration interface to trusted IP addresses only.
# Apache example: <Location /admidio/admin> Order deny,allow Deny from all Allow from 192.168.1.0/24 </Location>
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately restrict role assignment permissions to only essential administrators.
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) with SQL injection protection rules.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Admidio version in admin interface or by examining version.php file. If version is below 4.3.17, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
grep -r 'ADMIDIO_VERSION' /path/to/admidio/version.phpVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm version is 4.3.17 or higher in admin interface. Test role assignment functionality to ensure it works without errors.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by role assignment activities
- Unexpected database schema changes
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests to role assignment endpoints
- Unusual database connection patterns from application server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri_path="*/adm_program/modules/members/members_function.php" OR uri_path="*/adm_program/modules/roles/roles_function.php") AND (query_string="*sql*" OR query_string="*union*" OR query_string="*select*" OR query_string="*insert*")