CVE-2025-13578
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-13578 is an SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Library System 1.0 that allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the login username parameter. This can lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or authentication bypass. All deployments of Library System 1.0 with the vulnerable login component are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Library System
📦 What is this software?
Library System by Code Projects
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data destruction, authentication bypass, and potential server takeover via SQL injection escalation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, credential theft, and potential authentication bypass leading to unauthorized system access.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and network segmentation in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub and vuldb.com. Remote exploitation requires no authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for security updates. 2. If no patch available, implement workarounds. 3. Consider migrating to alternative software if vendor support is unavailable.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation and parameterized queries for the username field
Modify /index.php to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('s', $username);
Web Application Firewall Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns in login requests
Add WAF rule: Detect and block SQL keywords in username parameter (SELECT, UNION, INSERT, etc.)
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the Library System behind a reverse proxy with strict input validation
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the application server
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the login endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the username parameter: ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check the software version in the application interface or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer work and that prepared statements are implemented in /index.php📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL keywords in username field
- Database query errors containing user input
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /index.php with SQL injection patterns in parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns from application server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/index.php" AND (username="*OR*" OR username="*UNION*" OR username="*SELECT*")