# CVE-2019-25503: PHPads 2.0 SQL Injection via click.php3 bannerID

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary SQL queries via the bannerID parameter in click.php3 to extract sensitive database information.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g3vq-33mh-9r2p

## What is CVE-2019-25503?

CVE-2019-25503 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Blondish PHPads, published on 4 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

PHPads 2.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the bannerID parameter in click.php3. Attackers can submit crafted bannerID values using SQL comment syntax and functions like extractvalue to extract sensitive database information such as the current database name.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25503?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Blondish Phpads.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-25503?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25503 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25503 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25503 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Blondish PHPads

- [CVE-2011-3769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3769/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25503 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25503 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Blondish PHPads, published on 4 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25503 exists.

Affected product: Blondish PHPads. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25503/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25503/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25503
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25503
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25503

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25503/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.