CVE-2024-25314
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-25314 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Code-projects Hotel Management System 1.0 that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'sid' parameter in the admin interface. This affects all deployments of version 1.0 of this hotel management software. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive database information.
💻 Affected Systems
- Code-projects Hotel Management System
📦 What is this software?
Hotel Management System by Hotel Management System Project
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution if database functions allow it.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive guest information, booking data, financial records, and administrative credentials stored in the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and database permissions restricting dangerous operations.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires access to the admin interface. The vulnerability is well-documented in public repositories with specific payload examples.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None found
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Implement workarounds or migrate to a different hotel management system with proper security practices.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation to ensure the 'sid' parameter contains only numeric values
Modify Hotel/admin/show.php to validate sid parameter: if(!is_numeric($_GET['sid'])) { die('Invalid parameter'); }
Parameterized Queries Implementation
allReplace direct SQL concatenation with prepared statements using PDO or mysqli
Replace: $sql = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE id = " . $_GET['sid']; with: $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM table WHERE id = ?"); $stmt->execute([$_GET['sid']]);
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with SQL injection rules to block malicious requests
- Restrict access to the admin interface using IP whitelisting and strong authentication
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the endpoint with SQL injection payloads: Hotel/admin/show.php?sid=2' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check the software version in the admin interface or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test with the same payloads after implementing fixes - should 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 payloads
- Requests to show.php with non-numeric sid parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, INSERT) in GET parameters
- Unusual database query patterns from the application server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/Hotel/admin/show.php" AND (query="*UNION*" OR query="*SELECT*" OR query="*INSERT*")