CVE-2025-10668
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-10668 is an SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Online Discussion Forum 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter in /members/compose_msg_admin.php. This affects all deployments of this specific forum software version. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content.
💻 Affected Systems
- itsourcecode Online Discussion Forum
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including user credential theft, data destruction, and potential server takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access and manipulation, including extraction of user information, session hijacking, and privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and parameterized queries are implemented, potentially only causing errors without data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. Attack requires access to the admin messaging function but SQL injection is straightforward once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://itsourcecode.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative forum software or implementing custom fixes with parameterized queries and input validation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side validation to ensure ID parameter contains only numeric values
In compose_msg_admin.php, add: if(!is_numeric($_GET['ID'])) { die('Invalid input'); }
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting the ID parameter
WAF rule: Block requests to /members/compose_msg_admin.php containing SQL keywords in ID parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /members/compose_msg_admin.php using IP whitelisting or authentication requirements
- Implement database user with minimal privileges (read-only if possible) for the application
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the ID parameter with SQL injection payloads like: /members/compose_msg_admin.php?ID=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check forum software version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return error messages or are properly sanitized📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries from web server process
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by access to compose_msg_admin.php
- SQL syntax errors in application logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /members/compose_msg_admin.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database traffic patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/members/compose_msg_admin.php" AND (query="*UNION*" OR query="*SELECT*" OR query="*OR '1'='1*")