# CVE-2019-25542: Netartmedia Real Estate Portal 5.0 SQL Injection via index.php

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject SQL via the user_email parameter to bypass authentication, extract data, or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 12 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qf4x-3qxf-h2x8

## What is CVE-2019-25542?

CVE-2019-25542 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Netartmedia Real Estate Portal, published on 12 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Netartmedia Real Estate Portal 5.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the user_email parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to index.php with malicious payloads in the user_email field to bypass authentication, extract sensitive data, or modify database contents.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25542?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netartmedia Real Estate Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-25542?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25542 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25542 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25542 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netartmedia Real Estate Portal

- [CVE-2019-25536](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25536/): Netartmedia PHP Real Estate Agency 4.0 SQL Injection via features parameter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-25543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25543/): Netartmedia Real Estate Portal 5.0 SQL Injection via index.php (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2009-4613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4613/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-6042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6042/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2010-3606](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3606/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25542 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25542 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Netartmedia Real Estate Portal, published on 12 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25542 exists.

Affected product: Netartmedia Real Estate Portal. 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-2019-25542/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25542/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25542
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25542
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25542

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25542/
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