CVE-2023-27207

9.8 CRITICAL

📋 TL;DR

Online Pizza Ordering System 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the admin/manage_user.php endpoint via the id parameter. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. Anyone running this specific version of the pizza ordering system is affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Online Pizza Ordering System
Versions: 1.0
Operating Systems: Any OS running PHP
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: The vulnerability exists in the default installation with no special configuration required.

📦 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 if database functions allow it.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized access to user data, administrative credentials theft, and potential privilege escalation to admin access.

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If Mitigated

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

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - The vulnerable endpoint is accessible via web interface and requires no authentication.
🏢 Internal Only: HIGH - Even internal systems are vulnerable to insider threats or compromised internal accounts.

🎯 Exploit Status

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

Simple SQL injection via GET parameter with public proof-of-concept available.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Not available

Vendor Advisory: Not available

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch exists. Replace vulnerable code with parameterized queries or use prepared statements in manage_user.php.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Input Validation Filter

all

Add input validation to only accept numeric values for the id parameter

In manage_user.php, add: if(!is_numeric($_GET['id'])) { die('Invalid input'); }

Web Application Firewall

all

Deploy WAF with SQL injection protection rules

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Block external access to /admin/manage_user.php via firewall rules
  • Implement network segmentation to isolate the vulnerable system

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Test with payload: /admin/manage_user.php?id=1' OR '1'='1

Check Version:

Check source code or documentation for version 1.0 reference

Verify Fix Applied:

Test with same payload and verify no SQL error or unexpected behavior occurs

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • SQL syntax errors in web server logs
  • Multiple requests to manage_user.php with unusual id parameters

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests containing SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, OR 1=1 in URL parameters

SIEM Query:

source="web_logs" AND url="*manage_user.php*" AND (url="*' OR*" OR url="*UNION*" OR url="*SELECT*" OR url="*--*" OR url="*;*" OR url="*1=1*")

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