CVE-2025-13280
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-13280 is an SQL injection vulnerability in CodeAstro Simple Inventory System 1.0 that allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the login username parameter. This enables unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion. Organizations using this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- CodeAstro Simple Inventory System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, system takeover, or destruction of inventory records
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive inventory data, user credentials, or business information
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage scope
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly disclosed; SQL injection via username parameter requires minimal technical skill
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://codeastro.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative inventory systems or implementing custom fixes with parameterized queries
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side validation to reject SQL special characters in username field
Modify /index.php to sanitize $_POST['Username'] using preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/', '', $username)
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns at the WAF level
Add WAF rule to detect UNION, SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, DROP, OR 1=1 patterns in login requests
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a firewall with strict IP whitelisting
- Implement database user with minimal permissions (read-only if possible)
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test login with username containing SQL injection payload like ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check software version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection payloads and verify they are rejected or sanitized📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with special characters
- Successful logins from unexpected IPs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /index.php containing SQL keywords in parameters
- Abnormal database query patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/index.php" AND (request CONTAINS "UNION" OR request CONTAINS "SELECT *" OR request CONTAINS "OR 1=1")