CVE-2025-0176
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id/qty parameters in /user/add_cart.php. This can lead to data theft, system compromise, or complete database takeover. All users running version 1.0 without proper input validation are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise allowing data exfiltration, privilege escalation, system takeover, and potential lateral movement to connected systems.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, modification or deletion of POS/inventory data, potential financial loss, and business disruption.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and network segmentation preventing database access.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit available in GitHub gist, simple SQL injection requiring minimal technical skill to execute.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative software or implementing custom fixes with parameterized queries and input validation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side validation to sanitize id and qty parameters before processing
Modify /user/add_cart.php to validate numeric inputs: if(!is_numeric($_POST['id']) || !is_numeric($_POST['qty'])) { die('Invalid input'); }
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting add_cart.php endpoint
WAF rule: deny requests to /user/add_cart.php containing SQL keywords in parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system on internal network with no internet access
- Implement strict network segmentation and database firewall rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /user/add_cart.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in id or qty parameters and observe database errors or unexpected behavior.Check Version:
Check system documentation or admin panel for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection after implementing fixes and confirm proper error handling without database exposure.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries from web server
- SQL syntax errors in application logs
- Multiple rapid requests to /user/add_cart.php
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /user/add_cart.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database traffic patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/user/add_cart.php" AND (param="id" OR param="qty") AND (content="UNION" OR content="SELECT" OR content="INSERT" OR content="DELETE")