CVE-2025-0200
📋 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 'search' parameter in /user/search_num.php. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content. All users running version 1.0 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 including theft of sensitive data (customer information, financial records), data destruction, and potential server takeover via SQL injection escalation.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of sensitive business information, customer records, and inventory data leading to privacy violations and business disruption.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only read access to non-sensitive data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit code is publicly available on GitHub gist, making this easily weaponizable. The SQL injection appears to be straightforward with no authentication required.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Check vendor website for updates. Consider implementing workarounds or migrating to alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement proper input validation and parameterized queries for the search parameter in /user/search_num.php
Modify PHP code to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM table WHERE column = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('s', $search); $stmt->execute();
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns in the search parameter
Add WAF rule: Detect and block SQL injection patterns in POST/GET parameters containing 'search'
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system from internet access and restrict to internal network only
- Implement strict network segmentation and monitor all database access attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /user/search_num.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads like: search=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return proper error handling📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from search functionality
- Suspicious patterns in web server logs for /user/search_num.php
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database connections from web server
- Large data transfers from database to external IPs
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/user/search_num.php" AND (query="%27OR%27" OR query="%27UNION%27" OR query="%27SELECT%27")