CVE-2025-13569
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-13569 is an SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode COVID Tracking System 1.0 that allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the ID parameter in the /admin/?page=city endpoint. This can lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion. Organizations using this specific COVID tracking system version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- itsourcecode COVID Tracking System
📦 What is this software?
Covid Tracking System by Angeljudesuarez
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including sensitive health data exfiltration, administrative account takeover, and system destruction via SQL commands.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to COVID tracking data, patient information disclosure, and potential data manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-sensitive data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires admin access to reach /admin/ endpoint, but SQL injection is straightforward once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://itsourcecode.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative COVID tracking systems or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allImplement server-side input validation to sanitize ID parameter before processing
Modify PHP code to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM cities WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('i', $_GET['ID']);
Web Application Firewall
allDeploy WAF with SQL injection rules to block malicious requests
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the COVID Tracking System behind a firewall with strict access controls
- Implement database user with minimal permissions (read-only if possible)
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/?page=city endpoint with SQL injection payloads like ID=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check system documentation or about page for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return error messages📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts to admin panel
- Suspicious parameter values in /admin/?page=city requests
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database connection patterns
- Large data transfers from database server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/" AND (param="ID" AND value MATCHES "[';]|OR|UNION|SELECT")