CVE-2025-11582
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-11582 is an SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Online Job Search Engine 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the txtusername parameter in registration.php. This affects all deployments of version 1.0, potentially compromising database confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Online Job Search Engine
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data manipulation, authentication bypass, or full system takeover via subsequent attacks.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data extraction from the database, including user credentials, personal information, and application data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing successful exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit details are available, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing parameterized queries and input validation in registration.php.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation and sanitization for the txtusername parameter in registration.php
Edit registration.php to add input validation: $username = mysqli_real_escape_string($conn, $_POST['txtusername']);
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection protection rules
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the vulnerable system from critical assets
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for SQL injection attempts on registration.php
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the registration.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the txtusername parameterCheck Version:
Check the application version in the source code or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection after implementing fixes and verify no database errors or unexpected behavior occurs📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- SQL syntax errors in application logs
- Unusual database queries from registration.php
- Multiple failed registration attempts with special characters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to registration.php containing SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database response times
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/registration.php" AND (payload CONTAINS "UNION" OR payload CONTAINS "SELECT" OR payload CONTAINS "OR 1=1")