SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-52390

Description

Saurus CMS Community Edition since commit d886e5b0 (2010-04-23) is vulnerable to a SQL Injection vulnerability in the `prepareSearchQuery()` method in `FulltextSearch.class.php`. The application directly concatenates user-supplied input (`$search_word`) into SQL queries without sanitization, allowing attackers to manipulate the SQL logic and potentially extract sensitive information or escalate their privileges.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Saurus	Saurus Cms	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	saurus	saurus_cms	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/sauruscms/Saurus-CMS-Community-Edition/blob/d886e5b0c1e2b42cd74e2184e7c81c720cd9de6b/classes/FulltextSearch.class.php#L331

https://github.com/theharshkothari/vulnerability-research/blob/main/CVE-2025-52390.md

CVSS Score

9.1 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 1, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 1, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

CVE-2025-52390