Unauthenticated database disclosure via Email SQL injection
Published Mar 12, 2026 · Updated Mar 12, 2026
SQL injection in NetArt Media PHP Business Directory 4.2 allows remote attackers to read database data or bypass authentication. The USERS/loginaction.php handler incorporates the POST Email parameter into a database query without neutralizing SQL operators, as demonstrated by a time-based XOR payload. No authentication or user interaction is required; a crafted login request can expose stored data or obtain unauthorized application access.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in NetArt Media PHP Business Directory 4.2 allows remote attackers to read database data or bypass authentication. The USERS/loginaction.php handler incorporates the POST Email parameter into a database query without neutralizing SQL operators, as demonstrated by a time-based XOR payload. No authentication or user interaction is required; a crafted login request can expose stored data or obtain unauthorized application access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2019-25533
- Published
- Mar 12, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 12, 2026
- Vendor
- NetArt Media
- Product
- PHP Business Directory
- Classifications
- CWE-89, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=4.2
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Public exploit references
- Netartmedia PHP Business Directory 4.2 - SQL Injectionproof of concept · unverified
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