CVE-2025-11584
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the txtspecialization parameter in the searchjob.php file of Online Job Search Engine 1.0. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content without authentication. All deployments of version 1.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Online Job Search Engine
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data destruction, and potential remote code execution if database permissions allow.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access and extraction of sensitive information from the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permission restrictions in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub, making this easily exploitable.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement proper input validation and parameterized queries for the txtspecialization parameter.
Modify searchjob.php to use prepared statements with parameterized queries
Web Application Firewall Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting searchjob.php.
Add WAF rule: Block requests containing SQL keywords in txtspecialization parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to restrict access to the vulnerable application
- Deploy database monitoring to detect unusual SQL queries and access patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the txtspecialization parameter in searchjob.php with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return expected error responses📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts following search queries
- Requests to searchjob.php with SQL keywords in parameters
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
- Large data transfers following search requests
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/searchjob.php" AND (param="txtspecialization" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|--|#|;)")