CVE-2025-11505
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute SQL injection attacks via the 'delid' parameter in the /admin/new-appointment.php file of PHPGurukul Beauty Parlour Management System 1.1. This can lead to unauthorized database access, data manipulation, or potential system compromise. Organizations using this specific version of the software are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Beauty Parlour Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise allowing data theft, manipulation, or deletion; potential privilege escalation to system-level access; possible remote code execution if database configuration permits.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive customer and business data stored in the database; manipulation of appointment records; potential extraction of administrative credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions; SQL injection attempts logged and blocked; no data exfiltration.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires access to admin interface; SQL injection via delid parameter is straightforward.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.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
allAdd parameterized queries or input validation to the delid parameter in new-appointment.php
Edit /admin/new-appointment.php to use prepared statements with PDO or mysqli
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the delid parameter
Configure WAF to block SQL injection patterns in POST/GET parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/ directory to trusted IP addresses only
- Disable or remove the new-appointment.php file if not required
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the delid parameter in /admin/new-appointment.php with SQL injection payloads (e.g., ' OR '1'='1)Check Version:
Check system documentation or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and return appropriate error messages📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts to admin interface
- Requests to /admin/new-appointment.php with suspicious delid values
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) in delid parameter
- Unusual traffic patterns to admin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/new-appointment.php" AND (param="delid" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|or|and)")