Administrator SQL execution via category parent parameter
Published Apr 21, 2025 · Updated May 7, 2025
SQL injection in VirtueMart 1.0.0 through 4.4.7 allows remote authenticated users with category-edit rights to execute arbitrary SQL. The backend Product Category editor accepts a crafted multipart category_parent_id value without neutralizing SQL syntax before database use. Administrator access is required, and the vendor limits exposure to multivendor shops that grant category-edit permission; demonstrated effects include blind database enumeration and query execution.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in VirtueMart 1.0.0 through 4.4.7 allows remote authenticated users with category-edit rights to execute arbitrary SQL. The backend Product Category editor accepts a crafted multipart category_parent_id value without neutralizing SQL syntax before database use. Administrator access is required, and the vendor limits exposure to multivendor shops that grant category-edit permission; demonstrated effects include blind database enumeration and query execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-25228
- Published
- Apr 21, 2025
- Updated
- May 7, 2025
- Vendor
- VirtueMart
- Product
- VirtueMart
- Classifications
- CWE-89, T1213
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 21, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.0.0-4.4.8
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Public exploit references
- CVE-2025-25228 sqlmap proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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