CVE-2019-25443
📋 TL;DR
Inventory Webapp contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the add-item.php endpoint. Attackers can inject malicious SQL code through GET parameters to execute arbitrary database commands. Any system running the vulnerable Inventory Webapp is affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Inventory Webapp
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise allowing data theft, data manipulation, or full system takeover via database server escalation.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of sensitive inventory information, user credentials, or database schema disclosure.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing SQL injection.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit code is publicly available and requires no authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown specific version
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update to the latest version of Inventory Webapp. 2. Replace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries. 3. Implement proper input validation for all GET parameters.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection rules to block malicious requests.
Access Restriction
linuxRestrict access to add-item.php to authenticated users only.
# Add to .htaccess for Apache:
<Files "add-item.php">
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Restricted Area"
AuthUserFile /path/to/.htpasswd
Require valid-user
</Files>
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the vulnerable system.
- Deploy intrusion detection systems to monitor for SQL injection attempts.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test add-item.php with SQL injection payloads in name, description, quantity, or cat_id parameters.Check Version:
Check the application's version file or documentation.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return error messages.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple requests to add-item.php with SQL keywords
Network Indicators:
- HTTP GET requests to add-item.php containing SQL injection patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*add-item.php*" AND (query="*UNION*" OR query="*SELECT*" OR query="*INSERT*" OR query="*DELETE*")