CVE-2025-30061
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 · uneditedIn the "utils/Reporter/OpenReportWindow.pl" service, there is an SQL injection vulnerability through the "UserID" parameter.
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 · high confidenceA SQL injection vulnerability exists in the OpenReportWindow.pl Perl CGI script where the UserID parameter is directly incorporated into SQL queries without proper sanitization or parameterized query usage, allowing an attacker to manipulate database queries.
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CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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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Locate the OpenReportWindow.pl CGI scriptSearch the web server's cgi-bin or scripts directory for the file OpenReportWindow.pl. Common paths include /cgi-bin/, /var/www/cgi-bin/, or application-specific script folders.Affected if The file exists and is in use as a web-facing CGI script.
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Identify UserID parameter handlingOpen OpenReportWindow.pl and search for occurrences of 'UserID' or 'USERID' to locate where this parameter is parsed from the HTTP request (e.g., param('UserID') or $ENV{QUERY_STRING} parsing).Affected if The script reads a UserID parameter from user input.
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Check for direct SQL concatenation with UserIDExamine the code around UserID usage. Look for SQL query strings (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) where UserID appears inside quotes or concatenated with dots (.) or string operators without escaping functions.Affected if SQL queries embed the UserID value directly using string concatenation (e.g., "SELECT * FROM users WHERE userid='" . $userid . "'").
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Verify absence of parameterized queriesSearch the file for Perl DBI methods that use placeholders: prepare(), $dbh->prepare(), or question marks (?) as parameter markers. Check if the UserID is passed as a bound parameter to these methods.Affected if The script does not use prepare() with placeholders or bind_param() for the UserID variable in SQL queries.
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Confirm lack of input validation on UserIDLook for sanitization routines before the SQL query: regex matching, allowlists, type checking, or escaping functions (like $dbh->quote() or equivalent). Check if UserID is validated against a pattern or type before database use.Affected if No input validation, escaping, or quoting functions are applied to UserID before its use in SQL.
The environment is affected if the OpenReportWindow.pl script exists, processes a UserID parameter from HTTP input, and uses direct string concatenation to embed UserID into SQL queries without parameterized queries or input validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataReplace dynamic SQL string concatenation with parameterized queries or prepared statements, and implement strict input validation on the UserID parameter before using it in any database operations.
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