CVE-2025-12853
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the delete_house function. Attackers can potentially read, modify, or delete database contents. Organizations using this specific version of the rental management system are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, or deletion of all rental property records and user data.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive rental data, tenant information, and potential manipulation of rental records.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires authentication to access admin functions but SQL injection is straightforward once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.sourcecodester.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative software or implementing custom fixes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Parameterized Queries
allModify /admin_class.php to implement proper input validation and use parameterized queries for the delete_house function.
Edit /admin_class.php to replace raw SQL with prepared statements
Web Application Firewall
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the delete_house endpoint.
Configure WAF to block SQL injection patterns to /admin_class.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system from internet access and restrict to internal network only
- Implement strict network segmentation and monitor all database access attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if /admin_class.php exists and contains the delete_house function without proper input sanitization.Check Version:
Check system version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test the delete_house function with SQL injection payloads to ensure they are properly blocked or sanitized.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed delete operations
- Suspicious parameter values in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests to /admin_class.php
- Unusual database connection patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND uri="/admin_class.php" AND (param="ID" CONTAINS "' OR " OR "--" OR ";")