CVE-2025-5434
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 · uneditedA vulnerability was found in Aem Solutions CMS up to 1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file /page.php. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in Aem Solutions CMS /page.php via the ID parameter allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries. The vulnerability is exploitable without authentication and a public exploit exists.
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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
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 Aem Solutions CMS installationSearch the web root directory for files containing 'Aem Solutions CMS' or 'AemCMS' branding. Check for the presence of page.php in accessible web directories.Affected if The application directory contains page.php and CMS files consistent with Aem Solutions CMS.
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Locate the vulnerable page.php fileLocate all page.php files within the web application structure. Identify which one handles dynamic content via URL parameters.Affected if A page.php file exists that processes the ID parameter from the URL query string.
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Test for SQL injection susceptibilitySend a crafted request to /page.php with an ID parameter containing a single quote (e.g., ?id=') and observe for SQL syntax errors in the response.Affected if The application returns SQL error messages or exhibits unusual behavior indicating unsanitized input is passed to the database.
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Verify lack of authentication requirementAttempt the SQL injection test from step 3 without providing any authentication cookies, headers, or session tokens.Affected if The vulnerable endpoint responds to unauthenticated requests, confirming the exploitation requires no authentication.
If Aem Solutions CMS with page.php handling an ID parameter is present and responds to SQL injection probes without authentication, the environment is affected by CVE-2025-5434.
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 dataReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements in page.php, apply input validation on the ID parameter, and conduct thorough penetration testing post-fix.
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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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