CVE-2025-0533
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in the 1000 Projects Campaign Management System Platform for Women 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'uname' parameter in /Code/sc_login.php. This can lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion. All deployments of version 1.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- 1000 Projects Campaign Management System Platform for Women
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including credential theft, data exfiltration, and potential system takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive campaign data, user information, and potential privilege escalation within the application.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or partial data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. Attack can be launched remotely without authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: UNKNOWN
Vendor Advisory: https://1000projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Check vendor website for updates. Consider implementing parameterized queries or input validation as workaround.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation and parameterized queries for the uname parameter in sc_login.php
Implement prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('s', $uname);
Web Application Firewall Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the login endpoint
Add WAF rule: Block requests to /Code/sc_login.php containing SQL keywords in uname parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the vulnerable system from internet access and restrict to internal network only
- Implement network segmentation and strict access controls to limit potential damage
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /Code/sc_login.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the uname parameterCheck Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that parameterized queries are implemented and SQL injection attempts return appropriate error messages📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL syntax in username field
- Unusual database queries from application user
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /Code/sc_login.php containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, etc.) in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/Code/sc_login.php" AND (uname CONTAINS "UNION" OR uname CONTAINS "SELECT" OR uname CONTAINS "--")