CVE-2022-32025

7.2 HIGH

📋 TL;DR

Car Rental Management System v1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the admin view_car.php endpoint that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter. This affects all deployments of this specific software version. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Car Rental Management System
Versions: v1.0
Operating Systems: All
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Specifically affects the admin panel at /car-rental-management-system/admin/view_car.php

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise including credential theft, data exfiltration, privilege escalation to admin, and potential remote code execution if database functions allow it.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized data access, modification of rental records, extraction of sensitive customer information, and potential authentication bypass.

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If Mitigated

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

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

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

Exploitation requires admin panel access. The vulnerability is well-documented with proof-of-concept available.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Unknown

Vendor Advisory: None known

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch available. Implement workarounds or migrate to alternative software.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Input Validation and Sanitization

all

Add server-side validation to ensure id parameter contains only numeric values

Modify view_car.php to validate $_GET['id'] with is_numeric() or filter_var()

Parameterized Queries Implementation

all

Replace direct SQL concatenation with prepared statements

Replace $id = $_GET['id']; $sql = "SELECT * FROM cars WHERE id='$id'" with prepared statements using mysqli or PDO

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the view_car.php endpoint
  • Restrict admin panel access to specific IP addresses using .htaccess or firewall rules

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Test the endpoint with SQL injection payloads like: /admin/view_car.php?id=1' OR '1'='1

Check Version:

Check software version in admin panel or configuration 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 web server logs
  • Multiple requests to view_car.php with suspicious id parameters
  • Admin login attempts followed by SQL injection attempts

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, etc.) in URL parameters
  • Unusual database query patterns from web server

SIEM Query:

source="web_logs" AND (url="*view_car.php*" AND (url="*' OR*" OR url="*UNION*" OR url="*SELECT*"))

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