CVE-2025-14251
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-14251 is an SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Online Ordering System 1.0 that allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the admin login username parameter. This enables potential authentication bypass, data theft, or system compromise. All deployments of version 1.0 with the vulnerable admin component are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Online Ordering System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise including database takeover, credential theft, and potential lateral movement to connected systems
Likely Case
Authentication bypass leading to unauthorized admin access, data exfiltration, and potential website defacement
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and WAF protection, potentially only error messages exposed
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit disclosed on GitHub with specific payload examples; SQL injection is well-understood attack vector
🛠️ 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 software or implementing custom fixes with parameterized queries
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns in admin login requests
Admin Path Restriction
linuxRestrict access to /admin/ directory using IP whitelisting or authentication
# Apache: Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
# Nginx: allow 192.168.1.0/24; deny all;
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the vulnerable system from critical assets
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for SQL injection attempts on admin login endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test admin login with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1 in username field and observe database errors or unexpected behaviorCheck Version:
Check source code or documentation for version 1.0 references; no built-in version command availableVerify Fix Applied:
After implementing fixes, attempt SQL injection payloads and verify they are blocked or properly sanitized📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- SQL syntax errors in web server logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with unusual characters
- Admin login attempts from unexpected IPs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /admin/ with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database query patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (url_path="/admin/" AND (username="*'*" OR username="*OR*" OR username="*--*"))