CVE-2025-0536
📋 TL;DR
A critical SQL injection vulnerability in 1000 Projects Attendance Tracking Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the attendance_id parameter in /admin/edit_action.php. This affects all installations of version 1.0, potentially compromising database integrity and confidentiality.
💻 Affected Systems
- 1000 Projects Attendance Tracking Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, modification, deletion, or potential remote code execution if database functions allow it.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, manipulation of attendance records, 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 requires admin access to reach /admin/edit_action.php endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://1000projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider applying workarounds or replacing the software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side validation to ensure attendance_id parameter contains only numeric values.
Modify /admin/edit_action.php to validate $_POST['attendance_id'] with is_numeric() or similar function before SQL query.
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting the attendance_id parameter.
Add WAF rule to detect and block SQL injection attempts in POST parameters to /admin/edit_action.php.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict network access to the application using firewall rules to only trusted IP addresses.
- Implement database user with minimal privileges (read-only if possible) for the application connection.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by sending a crafted SQL injection payload in the attendance_id parameter to /admin/edit_action.php and observing database errors or unexpected behavior.Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or source code headers; should indicate 1.0.Verify Fix Applied:
Attempt the same SQL injection test after applying fixes; should receive validation error or no database interaction.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- SQL syntax errors in application logs
- Unusual database queries from web server IP
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by SQL errors
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /admin/edit_action.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database port traffic from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/edit_action.php" AND (param="attendance_id" AND value MATCH "' OR \" OR -- OR # OR ;")