CVE-2025-13270
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter in the /ajax.php?action=save_course endpoint in Campcodes School Fees Payment Management System 1.0. This affects all installations of version 1.0 that expose the vulnerable endpoint. Attackers could potentially read, modify, or delete database content.
💻 Affected Systems
- Campcodes School Fees Payment Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, or full system takeover via SQL injection to execute arbitrary commands.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, manipulation of payment records, or extraction of sensitive information like student/financial data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and database permissions restricting damage scope.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.campcodes.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available, or implement workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side validation to sanitize the ID parameter to accept only numeric values.
Modify /ajax.php to include: if(!is_numeric($_GET['ID'])) { die('Invalid input'); }
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting the /ajax.php endpoint.
WAF-specific configuration to block patterns like UNION, SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, DROP in the ID parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict network access to the system using firewall rules to allow only trusted IP addresses.
- Implement database user permissions with least privilege to limit potential damage from SQL injection.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /ajax.php?action=save_course endpoint with SQL injection payloads like: ID=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check system documentation or admin panel for version information; no specific command available.Verify Fix Applied:
Test with the same payloads after implementing fixes; should return error or no database interaction.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in web server logs
- Multiple requests to /ajax.php with suspicious ID parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, etc.) in the ID parameter
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND url="/ajax.php" AND (query="*UNION*" OR query="*SELECT*" OR query="*INSERT*")