CVE-2025-13264
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute SQL injection attacks against SourceCodester Online Magazine Management System 1.0 via the ID parameter in /view_magazine.php. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content. All users running the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Online Magazine Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, or complete system takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, extraction of sensitive information from the database, and potential privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or limited data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit code exists on GitHub, making exploitation straightforward for attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.sourcecodester.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available, or implement workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Parameterized Queries
allModify /view_magazine.php to validate and sanitize the ID parameter using prepared statements or parameterized queries.
Replace raw SQL queries with prepared statements: $stmt = $pdo->prepare('SELECT * FROM magazines WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->execute([$id]);
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the /view_magazine.php endpoint.
ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS:id "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403,msg:'SQL Injection Attempt'"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict network access to the application using firewall rules to limit exposure to trusted IP addresses only.
- Implement database-level controls: Use least privilege database accounts, enable logging of all database queries for anomaly detection.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /view_magazine.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads like: /view_magazine.php?id=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check the application's version in the admin panel or by examining source code files for version identifiers.Verify Fix Applied:
After implementing fixes, retest with SQL injection payloads to ensure they are blocked and no database errors are returned.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple requests to /view_magazine.php with suspicious ID parameters containing SQL keywords
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /view_magazine.php with SQL injection patterns in parameters
- Unusual database query patterns from the application server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/view_magazine.php" AND (query_string="*id=*'*" OR query_string="*id=*%27*")