CVE-2025-14255
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedVitals ESP developed by Galaxy Software Services has a SQL Injection vulnerability, allowing authenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands to read database contents.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceVitals ESP contains a SQL injection vulnerability in its database interaction layer. Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary SQL commands through unsanitized input parameters, allowing unauthorized read access to sensitive database contents. The medium severity reflects the authentication requirement combined with data disclosure impact.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 6.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Vitalsesp versionLocate the version information for Gss Vitalsesp in the application documentation, about page, or version file. Common locations include installation logs, configuration headers, or the software's built-in version command.Affected if The installed version is 6.1 or any earlier version (e.g., 6.0, 5.x, etc.)
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Confirm database layer is in useVerify that the Vitalsesp instance has an active database connection and is using the database interaction functionality. Check application configuration files or runtime status for database connectivity.Affected if The application uses a database backend and processes database queries through its interaction layer
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Review database query handlingInspect the application's database interaction code or configuration for the presence of parameterized queries or prepared statements. If direct SQL query construction is visible in logs or code, this indicates potential vulnerability.Affected if The database layer uses string concatenation or unsanitized input in SQL queries rather than parameterized statements
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Check authentication controls for database inputsExamine how user-supplied input reaches the database layer. Identify any parameters that flow from user authentication context into SQL queries without sanitization.Affected if Authenticated user parameters or inputs are passed directly to database queries without validation or parameterization
A user is affected if their Gss Vitalsesp installation is version 6.1 or earlier and the database interaction layer handles user input without parameterized queries.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database interactions, and apply comprehensive input validation and output encoding to prevent SQL injection attacks.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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