CVE-2022-30829

7.2 HIGH

📋 TL;DR

Wedding Management System v1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the admin/users_edit.php endpoint that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This affects all deployments of this specific wedding management software version. Attackers could potentially access, modify, or delete database content through this vulnerability.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Wedding Management System
Versions: v1.0
Operating Systems: All
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Only affects the specific wedding management system from codeastro.com. Requires admin panel access for exploitation.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise including theft of sensitive user data (personal information, payment details), administrative account takeover, and potential system-level access through database server exploitation.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized access to user data, modification of system settings, privilege escalation to administrative accounts, and potential data corruption.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only allowing data viewing without modification capabilities.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires access to the admin interface. The vulnerability is well-documented with public proof-of-concept available on GitHub.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Unknown

Vendor Advisory: None available

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch available. Consider implementing parameterized queries or input validation in the affected admin/users_edit.php file.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Input Validation Implementation

all

Add server-side input validation to sanitize user inputs before SQL processing

Modify admin/users_edit.php to implement parameterized queries or prepared statements

Web Application Firewall

all

Deploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns

Configure WAF to detect and block SQL injection attempts to /admin/users_edit.php

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Restrict network access to the admin interface using firewall rules or network segmentation
  • Implement strong authentication and monitoring for admin panel access

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Test the admin/users_edit.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads (e.g., ' OR '1'='1) and observe database errors or unexpected behavior

Check Version:

Check system documentation or about page for version information

Verify Fix Applied:

Test with the same SQL injection payloads and verify they are properly sanitized or rejected

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual SQL queries in database logs
  • Multiple failed login attempts to admin panel
  • Unexpected database errors in application logs

Network Indicators:

  • SQL keywords in HTTP POST requests to /admin/users_edit.php
  • Unusual database connection patterns

SIEM Query:

source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/users_edit.php" AND (query CONTAINS "UNION" OR query CONTAINS "SELECT" OR query CONTAINS "OR '1'='1'")

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