CVE-2025-13170
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-13170 is an SQL injection vulnerability in Simple Online Hotel Reservation System 1.0 that allows attackers to manipulate database queries via the admin_id parameter in /admin/edit_account.php. This enables unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion. All systems running the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Simple Online Hotel Reservation System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including credential theft, data destruction, and potential remote code execution via database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive hotel reservation data, guest information, and administrative credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited data exposure if proper input validation and database permissions are enforced.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires admin authentication but SQL injection is straightforward once authenticated. Public exploit details available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Implement workarounds or migrate to alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Parameterized Queries
allModify edit_account.php to use prepared statements and validate admin_id parameter
Replace SQL queries with PDO or mysqli prepared statements in PHP code
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
Configure WAF to block SQL injection patterns for /admin/edit_account.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict network access to admin interface using firewall rules
- Implement strong authentication and monitor admin account activity
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if system uses Simple Online Hotel Reservation System 1.0 and has /admin/edit_account.php file
Check Version:
Check source code or documentation for version information
Verify Fix Applied:
Test admin_id parameter with SQL injection payloads after implementing fixes
📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts to admin panel
- Suspicious admin_id parameter values in web logs
Network Indicators:
- SQL error messages in HTTP responses
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/edit_account.php" AND (param="admin_id" AND value MATCHES "[';]|UNION|SELECT")