CVE-2022-28435 – Baby Care System v1.0 contains a SQL injection ... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2022-28435?

CVE-2022-28435 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Baby Care System v1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the admin interface that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This affects all installations of Baby Care System v1.0, potentially compromising the entire database and system. Attackers can exploit this without authentication via the vulnerable /admin/siteoptions.php endpoint.

📋 TL;DR

Baby Care System v1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the admin interface that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This affects all installations of Baby Care System v1.0, potentially compromising the entire database and system. Attackers can exploit this without authentication via the vulnerable /admin/siteoptions.php endpoint.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

Baby Care System

Versions: v1.0

Operating Systems: Any

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Affects all installations of v1.0; requires web server with PHP and database backend

📦 What is this software?

Baby Care System by Janobe

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

🔴

Worst Case

Complete database compromise leading to data theft, privilege escalation, and full system takeover

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Likely Case

Database information disclosure, data manipulation, and potential authentication bypass

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If Mitigated

Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes

Complexity: LOW

Public exploit details available in GitHub repository; simple SQL injection via URL parameters

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Unknown

Vendor Advisory: Unknown

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch available. Consider upgrading to newer version if exists, or implement workarounds.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Input Validation and Parameterized Queries

all

Implement proper input validation and use parameterized queries/prepared statements

Modify /admin/siteoptions.php to use prepared statements with PDO or mysqli

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

all

Deploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns

Configure WAF to block SQL injection patterns in URL parameters

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Restrict access to /admin/ directory to trusted IP addresses only
Implement database user with minimal required permissions

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Test /admin/siteoptions.php?action=displaygoal&value=1&roleid=1' with SQL injection payloads

Check Version:

Check application version in admin panel or configuration files

Verify Fix Applied:

Test same endpoint with SQL injection payloads and verify they are blocked or sanitized

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

SQL syntax errors in web server logs
Unusual database queries from web application

Network Indicators:

HTTP requests to /admin/siteoptions.php with SQL keywords in parameters

SIEM Query:

web.url:*siteoptions.php* AND (web.param:*UNION* OR web.param:*SELECT* OR web.param:*' OR '1'='1*)

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2022-28435

CVSS v3 Score: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE: CWE-89

Published: April 21, 2022

Last Updated: November 18, 2025

🔗 References

https://github.com/k0xx11/bug_report/blob/main/vendors/janobe/baby-care-system/SQLi-15.md Exploit,Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/k0xx11/bug_report/blob/main/vendors/janobe/baby-care-system/SQLi-15.md Exploit,Third Party Advisory

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