CVE-2025-14193
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in Employee Profile Management System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries via the per_id parameter in view_personnel.php. Attackers can potentially read, modify, or delete sensitive employee data. Organizations using this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Employee Profile Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including theft of sensitive employee information, credential harvesting, and potential system takeover via subsequent attacks.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of employee records including personal identifiable information, payroll data, and authentication credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited information disclosure if database permissions are properly restricted and input validation is implemented elsewhere.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit code is publicly available on GitHub, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updates 2. If no patch available, implement workarounds 3. Consider replacing with alternative software
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd parameter validation to ensure per_id contains only expected values
Modify view_personnel.php to validate per_id parameter using is_numeric() or similar functions
Web Application Firewall Rules
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting the per_id parameter
Add WAF rule: deny requests containing SQL keywords in per_id parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to view_personnel.php using IP whitelisting or authentication
- Implement database-level protections: use least privilege accounts, enable query logging
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test view_personnel.php with SQL injection payloads in per_id parameter (e.g., ' OR '1'='1)Check Version:
Check software version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return appropriate error messages📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple requests to view_personnel.php with suspicious parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords in per_id parameter
- Unusual database query patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/view_personnel.php" AND (param="per_id" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|delete|update|drop|or|and)")