CVE-2022-30398
📋 TL;DR
Merchandise Online Store v1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the order viewing functionality of the admin panel. Attackers can exploit this by manipulating the 'id' parameter to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This affects all deployments of the vulnerable software version.
💻 Affected Systems
- Merchandise Online Store
📦 What is this software?
Merchandise Online Store by Merchandise Online Store Project
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including sensitive customer data (PII, payment info), administrative credentials theft, and potential remote code execution on the database server.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of customer information, order details, and administrative credentials leading to further system compromise.
If Mitigated
Limited to database information disclosure if proper input validation and parameterized queries are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires access to admin panel but SQL injection may bypass authentication. Public proof-of-concept available in GitHub repository.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None known
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Migrate to alternative e-commerce platform or implement custom fixes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation for the 'id' parameter to only accept numeric values.
Modify /vloggers_merch/admin/?page=orders/view_order.php to validate $_GET['id'] with is_numeric() or filter_var()
Parameterized Queries
allReplace direct SQL concatenation with prepared statements using PDO or MySQLi.
Replace $id = $_GET['id']; $sql = "SELECT * FROM orders WHERE id = '$id'" with prepared statement: $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM orders WHERE id = ?"); $stmt->execute([$id]);
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns
- Restrict admin panel access to specific IP addresses using .htaccess or firewall rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the vulnerable endpoint with SQL injection payloads: /vloggers_merch/admin/?page=orders/view_order&id=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check software version in admin panel or readme files.Verify Fix Applied:
Test with same payloads and verify they return error or no data instead of executing SQL.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by SQL injection attempts
- Requests with SQL keywords in parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL injection patterns to the vulnerable endpoint
- Unusual database query patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri="/vloggers_merch/admin/" AND (param="id" AND value MATCH "[';]|OR|UNION|SELECT"))