CVE-2025-10970: Talentics Blind SQL Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2025-10970 Overview

CVE-2025-10970 is a critical Blind SQL Injection vulnerability discovered in Kolay Software Inc.'s Talentics application. The vulnerability stems from improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands (CWE-89), allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the underlying database through specially crafted input.

Critical Impact

This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to compromise database confidentiality, integrity, and availability through Blind SQL Injection techniques. The vendor was contacted but did not respond to disclosure attempts.

Affected Products

• Kolay Software Inc. Talentics (all versions through 20022026)

Discovery Timeline

• 2026-02-20 - CVE-2025-10970 published to NVD
• 2026-02-20 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-10970

Vulnerability Analysis

This vulnerability is classified as a Blind SQL Injection flaw, which means the application does not display database errors or query results directly to the attacker. Instead, attackers must infer information about the database by observing differences in application behavior, response times, or other side channels.

The vulnerability exists in the Talentics application developed by Kolay Software Inc. and can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring any authentication or user interaction. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to extract sensitive data from the database, modify or delete database contents, and potentially achieve complete database server compromise.

The Turkish National Cyber Incident Response Center (USOM) has issued a security notification (TR-26-0081) regarding this vulnerability.

Root Cause

The root cause of this vulnerability is the failure to properly sanitize and validate user-supplied input before incorporating it into SQL queries. The application does not use parameterized queries or prepared statements, allowing malicious SQL syntax to be interpreted as part of the database query structure rather than as literal data values.

Attack Vector

The attack vector for CVE-2025-10970 is network-based, requiring no authentication or user interaction. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted HTTP requests containing SQL injection payloads to the vulnerable Talentics application endpoints.

Blind SQL Injection attacks typically employ two main techniques:

Boolean-based Blind SQL Injection: The attacker crafts payloads that cause the application to return different responses based on whether a condition is true or false, allowing data extraction one bit at a time.

Time-based Blind SQL Injection: The attacker uses SQL commands that introduce conditional time delays (such as WAITFOR DELAY in MSSQL or SLEEP() in MySQL), inferring information based on response timing differences.

For detailed technical information, refer to the USOM Security Notification TR-26-0081.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-10970

Indicators of Compromise

• Unusual database query patterns or unexpected SQL syntax in application logs
• Abnormal response time patterns indicating time-based SQL injection attempts
• Increased database errors or connection timeouts in backend logs
• Large volumes of similar requests with varying parameter values targeting the same endpoints

Detection Strategies

• Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block common SQL injection patterns including UNION SELECT, WAITFOR DELAY, and SLEEP() functions
• Enable detailed logging on the Talentics application and database servers to capture suspicious query patterns
• Implement anomaly detection to identify requests with unusual characters or SQL keywords in input parameters
• Monitor for automated scanning tools attempting to enumerate database structures

Monitoring Recommendations

• Enable database query logging and monitor for unexpected or malformed queries
• Set up alerts for multiple failed authentication attempts or database errors in quick succession
• Monitor network traffic for unusual data exfiltration patterns from the database server
• Review access logs for requests containing encoded SQL injection payloads

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-10970

Immediate Actions Required

• Consider temporarily taking the affected Talentics application offline until a patch is available or compensating controls are in place
• Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with SQL injection protection rules in front of the vulnerable application
• Implement network segmentation to limit database server accessibility
• Review and restrict database user permissions to follow the principle of least privilege

Patch Information

No official patch information is currently available from Kolay Software Inc. According to the vulnerability disclosure, the vendor was contacted early about this issue but did not respond. Organizations using Talentics should monitor the USOM Security Notification and vendor communications for updates on remediation.

Workarounds

• Implement strict input validation and sanitization at the application layer using allowlist approaches
• Deploy a reverse proxy or WAF configured with comprehensive SQL injection detection rules
• Restrict network access to the Talentics application to trusted IP ranges only
• Enable database connection encryption and implement database activity monitoring

Recommended WAF configuration approach for SQL injection protection:

# Example ModSecurity rule for SQL injection protection
# Add to WAF configuration to block common injection patterns
SecRule ARGS "@detectSQLi" \
    "id:942100,\
    phase:2,\
    block,\
    capture,\
    t:none,t:urlDecodeUni,\
    msg:'SQL Injection Attack Detected',\
    logdata:'Matched Data: %{TX.0} found within %{MATCHED_VAR_NAME}: %{MATCHED_VAR}',\
    tag:'application-multi',\
    tag:'language-multi',\
    tag:'platform-multi',\
    tag:'attack-sqli',\
    severity:'CRITICAL'"