Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-25531 is a high-severity SQL injection issue in Netartmedia Deals Portal. An unauthenticated attacker can abuse the login endpoint’s Email parameter to alter database queries. Business impact may include exposure of stored data or login bypass, depending on deployment and database contents.
Executive priority
Treat this as a priority for any internet-facing Deals Portal deployment. The issue is unauthenticated, low-complexity, and may expose sensitive data. Urgency is lower only if the product is not deployed or is fully isolated from untrusted users.
Technical view
The vulnerability is CWE-89 SQL injection in loginaction.php, specifically the Email POST parameter. The CVSS 4.0 score is 8.8, with network access, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction required. Sources indicate confidentiality impact is high and integrity impact is low.
Likely exposure
Risk applies to organizations running Netartmedia Deals Portal, especially if the application is internet-facing. The affected version information is broad in the provided sources, listed as all versions, with no CPE details included.
Exploitation context
The source bundle includes an ExploitDB reference, indicating public exploit information exists. CISA KEV is false in the provided data, and no cited source states active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record, VulnCheck advisory, and ExploitDB reference. The provided sources do not name a vendor patch, fixed version, or active exploitation. Avoid assuming exploitability beyond the described Email parameter SQL injection in loginaction.php.
Mitigation direction
- Check Netartmedia guidance for a fixed release, patch, or supported upgrade path.
- Inventory all Netartmedia Deals Portal deployments and identify internet-facing instances.
- Restrict public access to the Deals Portal where business requirements allow.
- Use compensating controls, such as web application filtering, while awaiting vendor guidance.
- Retire or isolate unsupported deployments if no vendor fix is available.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Netartmedia Deals Portal is deployed in your environment.
- Identify exposed loginaction.php endpoints through asset inventory and approved scanning.
- Review application logs for unusual login requests targeting the Email parameter.
- Verify vendor version and patch status against Netartmedia or trusted advisory guidance.
- Assess whether sensitive database content is accessible to the application.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-46582CVE reference · exploit
- VulnCheck Advisory: Netartmedia Deals Portal Lastest SQL Injection via loginaction.phpCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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