CVE-2025-13235
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-13235 is an SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Inventory Management System 1.0 that allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the user_email parameter in /admin/login.php. This can lead to unauthorized data access, authentication bypass, or system compromise. Organizations using this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- itsourcecode Inventory Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, authentication bypass, privilege escalation, and potential remote code execution on the underlying server.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive inventory data, customer information, and administrative credentials stored in the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or failed login attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly disclosed on GitHub, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://itsourcecode.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Check vendor website for updates or consider alternative inventory management solutions.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement parameterized queries and input validation for the user_email field in login.php
Modify /admin/login.php to use prepared statements with parameterized queries
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection protection rules
Configure WAF to block SQL injection patterns in POST parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system on a separate network segment with strict access controls
- Implement network-level monitoring for SQL injection attempts and block suspicious IPs
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the login page with SQL injection payloads in the user_email parameter (e.g., ' OR '1'='1)Check Version:
Check the software version in the admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer work and that parameterized queries are implemented📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with special characters
- Successful logins from unexpected locations
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /admin/login.php containing SQL keywords
- Unusual database query patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/login.php" AND (user_email CONTAINS "'" OR user_email CONTAINS "OR" OR user_email CONTAINS "--")