CVE-2025-32993
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 · uneditedVision Helpdesk through 5.7.0 allows Time-Based Blind SQL injection via the Forgot Password (aka index.php?/home/forgot-password) vis_username parameter. Authentication is not needed.
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 confidenceVision Helpdesk through version 5.7.0 contains a time-based blind SQL injection vulnerability in the forgot password functionality (index.php?/home/forgot-password). The vis_username parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject SQL queries that can cause time delays to extract data from the database.
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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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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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Confirm Vision Helpdesk installation existsLocate the Vision Helpdesk web application directory on the server (typically in the web root). Look for the main index.php file and the 'src' or 'app' directories typical of the application.Affected if The application files are found on the server
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Identify installed Vision Helpdesk versionCheck for a version file or admin panel that displays the software version. Common locations include a config file, README, or the admin dashboard. Compare your found version to the affected range (5.7.0 and earlier).Affected if The installed version is 5.7.0 or any earlier version
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Verify forgot password functionality is presentCheck for the existence of the forgot password handler by looking for the file handling 'index.php?/home/forgot-password' route, or by attempting to access the URL path /home/forgot-password on the server.Affected if The forgot password module is present and accessible via the web
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Confirm the vis_username parameter is handled by the applicationReview the forgot password PHP handler code (typically in the controllers or modules folder) to confirm the vis_username parameter is processed without parameterized queries or input sanitization.Affected if The vis_username parameter is received and used in SQL queries without prepared statements
A user is affected if Vision Helpdesk version 5.7.0 or earlier is installed and the forgot password functionality with the vis_username parameter is exposed and vulnerable to SQL injection.
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 dataUpgrade to a patched version of Vision Helpdesk. If no update is available, implement proper input validation and use parameterized queries for the vis_username parameter in the forgot password handler.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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