CVE-2025-14246
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in Simple Shopping Cart 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the user_id parameter in /Customers/settings.php. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content. All users running Simple Shopping Cart 1.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Simple Shopping Cart
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including sensitive customer data theft, administrative account takeover, and potential server compromise via SQL injection escalation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access including customer information, order details, and potential privilege escalation within the application.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or minimal data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. Remote exploitation is confirmed possible without authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative shopping cart software or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd parameterized queries or input validation to the user_id parameter in /Customers/settings.php
Modify PHP code to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('i', $user_id);
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the settings.php endpoint
Add WAF rule: Block requests containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, INSERT, etc.) in user_id parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /Customers/settings.php using IP whitelisting or authentication
- Implement database user with minimal permissions (read-only if possible)
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /Customers/settings.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in user_id parameter (e.g., user_id=1' OR '1'='1)Check Version:
Check application files for version information or review installation documentationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return appropriate error messages or are blocked📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple requests to /Customers/settings.php with varying user_id parameters
- Database query errors containing SQL syntax
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /Customers/settings.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/Customers/settings.php" AND (param="user_id" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|delete|drop|--|#)")