CVE-2025-13274
📋 TL;DR
Campcodes School Fees Payment Management System 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the /ajax.php?action=delete_fees endpoint via the ID parameter. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. Organizations using this specific version of the payment system are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Campcodes School Fees Payment Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, deletion of all records, and potential server takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive student payment data, fee records manipulation, and potential financial fraud through database manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only affecting non-critical data tables.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit available on GitHub. SQL injection via ID parameter requires minimal technical skill.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.campcodes.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to newer version if available or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Parameterized Queries
allModify ajax.php to validate ID parameter as integer and use prepared statements
Edit /ajax.php file to implement parameterized queries with PDO or mysqli
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting the delete_fees endpoint
Configure WAF to block requests with SQL patterns to /ajax.php?action=delete_fees
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Block external access to /ajax.php endpoint at network firewall level
- Implement strict database user permissions with read-only access where possible
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /ajax.php?action=delete_fees with SQL injection payloads like ID=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check system documentation or admin panel for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify parameterized queries are implemented and SQL injection attempts return errors📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in PHP/application logs
- Multiple requests to /ajax.php with SQL patterns
- Unexpected database queries from web server
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /ajax.php?action=delete_fees with SQL keywords
- Unusual database traffic patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/ajax.php" AND query="action=delete_fees" AND (query="UNION" OR query="SELECT" OR query="INSERT" OR query="DELETE")