📄 Description (English)
Bootstrapy CMS contains multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through POST parameters. Attackers can inject SQL payloads into the thread_id parameter of forum-thread.php, the subject parameter of contact-submit.php, the post-id parameter of post-new-submit.php, and the thread-id parameter to extract sensitive database information or cause denial of service.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2019-25642 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Bootstrapy CMS affecting multiple POST parameters across forum, contact, and post submission endpoints. Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary SQL queries to extract sensitive data or cause denial of service. With no patch available and no exploit currently public, organizations using this CMS face significant risk requiring immediate mitigation.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 25, 2026 13:41
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi government agencies, educational institutions, and small-to-medium enterprises using Bootstrapy CMS for web portals, community forums, or content management face direct exposure. Banking sector websites using this CMS for customer communication channels are at elevated risk. Healthcare organizations with patient portals and ARAMCO subsidiaries with internal communication systems could suffer data breaches exposing sensitive operational or personal information. Telecom providers (STC, Mobily) using this CMS for customer service portals face potential compromise of subscriber data.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Banking
Healthcare
Energy
Telecommunications
Education
E-commerce
Media and Publishing
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.5
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all systems running Bootstrapy CMS through network scanning and asset inventory
2. Disable or restrict access to affected endpoints (forum-thread.php, contact-submit.php, post-new-submit.php) via WAF rules or network ACLs
3. Implement input validation: whitelist acceptable characters for thread_id, subject, post-id, thread-id parameters
4. Apply parameterized queries/prepared statements to all database interactions
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
5. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns: UNION, SELECT, DROP, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE in POST parameters
6. Implement rate limiting on affected endpoints to prevent automated exploitation
7. Enable SQL query logging and monitoring for suspicious patterns
8. Restrict database user permissions to least privilege (read-only where possible)
DETECTION:
9. Monitor POST requests to vulnerable endpoints for SQL keywords and special characters (', ", --, ;, /**/)
10. Alert on database error messages in application responses
11. Track unusual database query patterns or failed authentication attempts
LONG-TERM:
12. Migrate to actively maintained CMS platforms (WordPress, Drupal with security updates)
13. Conduct full code review of Bootstrapy CMS or discontinue use
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تعمل بـ Bootstrapy CMS من خلال مسح الشبكة وجرد الأصول
2. تعطيل أو تقييد الوصول إلى نقاط النهاية المتأثرة عبر قواعد WAF أو قوائم التحكم في الوصول
3. تطبيق التحقق من الإدخال: قائمة بيضاء للأحرف المقبولة لمعاملات thread_id و subject و post-id
4. تطبيق الاستعلامات المعاملة على جميع تفاعلات قاعدة البيانات
الضوابط التعويضية:
5. نشر قواعد WAF لحجب أنماط حقن SQL: UNION و SELECT و DROP و INSERT و UPDATE و DELETE
6. تطبيق تحديد معدل على نقاط النهاية المتأثرة
7. تفعيل تسجيل ومراقبة استعلامات SQL للأنماط المريبة
8. تقييد صلاحيات مستخدم قاعدة البيانات للحد الأدنى
الكشف:
9. مراقبة طلبات POST للكلمات الرئيسية SQL والأحرف الخاصة
10. التنبيه على رسائل خطأ قاعدة البيانات
11. تتبع أنماط استعلامات قاعدة البيانات غير العادية
المدى الطويل:
12. الهجرة إلى منصات CMS مدعومة بنشاط
13. إجراء مراجعة شاملة للكود أو التوقف عن الاستخدام
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy and procedures
A.14.2.5 - Secure development environment
A.14.3.1 - Testing of security functionality
A.13.1.3 - Segregation of networks
A.12.4.1 - Event logging
A.12.4.3 - Administrator and operator logs
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.GV-1 - Organizational processes to manage cybersecurity risk
PR.AC-1 - Access control policy and procedures
PR.DS-2 - Data security and privacy
DE.CM-1 - The network is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events
RS.MI-1 - Incidents are contained
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.6.1.1 - Information security policies
A.8.2.3 - Segregation of duties
A.12.2.1 - Monitoring and recording
A.13.1.3 - Segregation of networks
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
A.14.3.1 - Security testing
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches and updates
Requirement 10.2 - Logging and monitoring