CVE-2025-11478
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Farm Management System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the /myCart.php endpoint. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive data in the database. All deployments of this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Farm Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, or complete system takeover through privilege escalation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive farm management data, customer information, or business operations data.
If Mitigated
Limited data exposure if proper input validation and database permissions are in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: https://www.sourcecodester.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available, or implement workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement proper input validation and parameterized queries for the pid parameter in myCart.php
Modify myCart.php to use prepared statements with parameterized queries
Web Application Firewall
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection protection rules
Configure WAF to block SQL injection patterns targeting /myCart.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict network access to the application to trusted IP addresses only
- Implement database user with minimal necessary permissions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /myCart.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the pid parameterCheck Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and return appropriate error handling📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts following SQL injection patterns
- Unexpected database errors in application logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /myCart.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/myCart.php" AND (param="pid" AND value CONTAINS "UNION" OR value CONTAINS "SELECT" OR value CONTAINS "OR 1=1")