CVE-2025-40885 PUBLISHED

Authenticated SQL Injection on Smart Polling functionality in Guardian/CMC before 25.2.0

Assigner: Nozomi
Reserved: 16.04.2025 Published: 07.10.2025 Updated: 07.10.2025

A SQL Injection vulnerability was discovered in the Smart Polling functionality due to improper validation of an input parameter. An authenticated user with limited privileges can execute arbitrary SELECT SQL statements on the DBMS used by the web application, potentially exposing unauthorized data.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	High	Integrity	None	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	Present	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	None
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Nozomi Networks
Product	Guardian
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 25.2.0 (excl.)

Vendor	Nozomi Networks
Product	CMC
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 25.2.0 (excl.)

Workarounds

Review all accounts with access to it and delete unnecessary ones.

Solutions

Upgrade to v25.2.0 or later.

Credits

This issue was found by Andrea Palanca of Nozomi Networks Product Security team during an internal investigation. finder

References

https://security.nozominetworks.com/NN-2025:6-01

Problem Types

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE

Impacts

CAPEC-66 SQL Injection