CVE-2025-11515
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Online Complaint Site 1.0 allows remote attackers to manipulate database queries through the cid parameter in /cms/users/register-complaint.php. Attackers can potentially read, modify, or delete database content. All deployments of version 1.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Online Complaint Site
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, and potential server takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access and extraction of sensitive information from the complaint database, potentially including user credentials and personal information.
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 and vuldb. Remote exploitation is possible without authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check code-projects.org for security updates
2. Apply any available patches
3. Review and sanitize all user inputs in the application
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement parameterized queries and input validation for the cid parameter
Modify /cms/users/register-complaint.php to use prepared statements
Web Application Firewall Rules
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting the vulnerable endpoint
WAF rule: Block requests containing SQL keywords to /cms/users/register-complaint.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to restrict access to the vulnerable application
- Deploy a web application firewall with SQL injection detection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /cms/users/register-complaint.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the cid parameterCheck Version:
Check application version in configuration files or about pagesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and return appropriate error messages📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts following SQL injection patterns
- Unexpected database queries from the application
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /cms/users/register-complaint.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns from the application server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/cms/users/register-complaint.php" AND (param="cid" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|create|alter)")