TorrentPier up to 2.8.8 topic_id sql injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in TorrentPier up to 2.8.8. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation of the argument topic_id can lead to sql injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-64519. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in TorrentPier up to 2.8.8. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument topic_id with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

TorrentPier is an open source BitTorrent Public/Private tracker engine, written in php. In versions up to and including 2.8.8, an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability exists in the moderator control panel (`modcp.php`). Users with moderator permissions can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a malicious `topic_id` (`t`) parameter. This allows an authenticated moderator to execute arbitrary SQL queries, leading to the potential disclosure, modification, or deletion of any data in the database. Although it requires moderator privileges, it is still severe. A malicious or compromised moderator account can leverage this vulnerability to read, modify, or delete data. A patch is available at commit 6a0f6499d89fa5d6e2afa8ee53802a1ad11ece80.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-64519 since 11/05/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying the patch 6a0f6499d89fa5d6e2afa8ee53802a1ad11ece80 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Type

• Peer-to-Peer Software

Name

• TorrentPier

Version

• 2.8.0
• 2.8.1
• 2.8.2
• 2.8.3
• 2.8.4
• 2.8.5
• 2.8.6
• 2.8.7
• 2.8.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier/

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