CVE-2022-25396

9.8 CRITICAL

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes a SQL injection vulnerability in Cosmetics and Beauty Product Online Store v1.0 through the search parameter. Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially compromising the database. All users running the vulnerable version are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Cosmetics and Beauty Product Online Store
Versions: v1.0
Operating Systems: Any OS running the application
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: The vulnerability exists in the default installation through the search functionality.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution on the database server.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized data access, extraction of sensitive information like user credentials, and potential privilege escalation.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing SQL injection.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - Web applications with search functionality are typically internet-facing and directly accessible to attackers.
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM - Internal applications could still be exploited by malicious insiders or compromised internal systems.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: LOW

SQL injection via search parameter is a common attack vector with readily available exploitation tools.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Unknown

Vendor Advisory: No official vendor advisory found

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch available. Implement parameterized queries and input validation in the search functionality code.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

all

Deploy a WAF with SQL injection protection rules to block malicious search queries.

Input Validation Filter

all

Implement server-side input validation to reject search queries containing SQL keywords and special characters.

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement parameterized queries or prepared statements in the search functionality code
  • Deploy a web application firewall with SQL injection detection rules

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Test search functionality with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1 or '; SELECT SLEEP(5);--

Check Version:

Check application version in admin panel or configuration files

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return appropriate error messages or filtered results

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual search queries containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, INSERT, etc.)
  • Multiple failed login attempts following suspicious search patterns
  • Database error messages in application logs

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests with SQL injection payloads in search parameters
  • Unusual database query patterns from web server

SIEM Query:

source="web_logs" AND (search_param CONTAINS "UNION" OR search_param CONTAINS "SELECT" OR search_param CONTAINS "--" OR search_param CONTAINS "' OR '")

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