Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Netartmedia Event Portal 2.0 has an unauthenticated SQL injection in its login handling. An attacker can abuse the Email field to query backend database data without needing an account. This is high urgency for any internet-facing deployment because it can expose sensitive information.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority if the product is deployed, especially on public websites. The main business risk is unauthorized database data exposure from an unauthenticated flaw with public exploit information.
Technical view
CVE-2019-25537 is a CWE-89 time-based blind SQL injection in loginaction.php of Netartmedia Event Portal 2.0. The vulnerable Email parameter is reachable via POST before authentication. The CVSS v4.0 score is 8.8, reflecting network access, low complexity, no privileges, and high confidentiality impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations running Netartmedia Event Portal 2.0, especially where the login page is internet-accessible, are the likely exposed population. The source bundle does not identify other affected versions or CPEs.
Exploitation context
A public ExploitDB entry is referenced, indicating public exploit information exists. The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is consistent across the CVE description, VulnCheck advisory, and ExploitDB reference. However, the provided sources do not include a vendor patch notice, fixed version, workaround, or confirmed exploitation status.
Mitigation direction
- Check Netartmedia or trusted advisory sources for fixed versions or vendor guidance.
- Inventory and prioritize any Netartmedia Event Portal 2.0 deployments.
- Restrict public access to the affected login endpoint where business operations allow.
- Monitor for suspicious POST activity targeting loginaction.php and the Email field.
- Consider temporary compensating controls until vendor remediation is confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Netartmedia Event Portal 2.0 is installed in the environment.
- Identify whether loginaction.php is reachable from the internet.
- Review web logs for unusual POST requests to loginaction.php.
- Check application records for unexpected database access or data exposure indicators.
- Document patch status; sources do not name a fixed version.
Public sources used
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- 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-46560CVE reference · exploit
- VulnCheck Advisory: Netartmedia Event Portal 2.0 SQL Injection via loginaction.phpCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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