CVE-2025-14247
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-14247 is an SQL injection vulnerability in Simple Shopping Cart 1.0's /Admin/additems.php file, allowing remote attackers to manipulate database queries via the item_name parameter. This affects all deployments of Simple Shopping Cart 1.0 with the vulnerable file accessible. Attackers can potentially read, modify, or delete database content.
💻 Affected Systems
- Simple Shopping Cart
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, or full system takeover if database privileges allow file system access or command execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data extraction from the shopping cart database, including customer information, orders, and administrative credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permission restrictions, potentially only allowing data viewing without modification.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly disclosed on GitHub, making automated attacks probable. Requires admin access to reach the vulnerable endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch exists. Apply workarounds or consider migrating to a supported shopping cart solution.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd parameterized queries or input validation to /Admin/additems.php to sanitize the item_name parameter.
Edit /Admin/additems.php to replace raw SQL with prepared statements using mysqli or PDO
Access Restriction
allRestrict access to /Admin/additems.php using web server rules or authentication.
Add 'Deny from all' to .htaccess in /Admin directory or configure web server ACLs
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with SQL injection rules to block malicious requests.
- Monitor and audit database queries for suspicious patterns related to item_name parameter manipulation.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if /Admin/additems.php exists and contains unsanitized item_name parameter usage in SQL queries.Check Version:
Check project documentation or source code comments for version information; typically indicated as 'Simple Shopping Cart 1.0'.Verify Fix Applied:
Test the additems.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in item_name parameter to ensure they are blocked or sanitized.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs containing item_name with special characters
- Multiple failed login attempts to admin panel followed by additems.php access
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /Admin/additems.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Abnormal outbound database connections from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/Admin/additems.php" AND (param="item_name" AND value CONTAINS "' OR '")