ApprainApplication

CVE-2025-41032

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-04
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
An SQL injection vulnerability has been found in appRain CMF 4.0.5. This vulnerability allows an attacker to retrieve, create, update, and delete the database, through the 'data%5BAdmin%5D%5Busername%5D' parameter in /apprain/admin/manage/add/.

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 confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in appRain CMF 4.0.5 allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary SQL queries through the 'data[Admin][username]' parameter on the /apprain/admin/manage/add/ page, enabling full database read, write, update, and delete operations.

MitigationApply vendor patch if available; otherwise, refactor the affected code to use parameterized queries or prepared statements for the username parameter and implement proper input validation.

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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
ApprainApplication
Affected:= 4.0.5

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify appRain CMF version
    Check for version identifiers in the application codebase - typically found in config files, version.php, or the admin footer. Common paths include /app/Config/version.php, /includes/version.php, or the main index.php header.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.0.5
  2. Verify vulnerable endpoint exists
    Check if the /apprain/admin/manage/add/ route is accessible on the web server. This is the path where the SQL injection occurs. Attempt to access this URL via HTTP request or check application routing configuration.
    Affected if The endpoint /apprain/admin/manage/add/ is reachable and responds to requests
  3. Confirm parameter handling in code
    Locate the admin user creation handler code, typically in /app/Controller/Admin/ManageController.php or similar. Inspect how the 'data[Admin][username]' parameter is processed - look for direct inclusion in SQL queries without parameterized statements or prepared statements.
    Affected if The username parameter from data[Admin][username] is used directly in SQL queries without escaping or parameterization

You are affected if running appRain CMF version 4.0.5 and the admin user creation endpoint at /apprain/admin/manage/add/ is accessible, with the username parameter handled without prepared statements.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patch if available; otherwise, refactor the affected code to use parameterized queries or prepared statements for the username parameter and implement proper input validation.

Fix this in Apprain Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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