CVE-2025-14256
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-14256 is an SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Student Management System 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter in /newcurriculm.php. This can lead to data theft, modification, or deletion. All users running the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- itsourcecode Student Management System
📦 What is this software?
Student Management System by Angeljudesuarez
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data exfiltration, data destruction, or full system takeover via subsequent attacks.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to student records, grade manipulation, or extraction of sensitive information from the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Simple SQL injection via ID parameter manipulation; exploit details are publicly available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://itsourcecode.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider applying manual fixes or workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd parameterized queries or input validation to /newcurriculm.php to sanitize the ID parameter.
Modify PHP code to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM curriculum WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('i', $id);
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting /newcurriculm.php.
Add WAF rule: Block requests to /newcurriculm.php with SQL keywords in ID parameter.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict network access to the Student Management System using firewall rules to allow only trusted IPs.
- Implement database user permissions with least privilege to limit potential damage from SQL injection.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /newcurriculm.php with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1 in the ID parameter and check for database errors or unexpected results.Check Version:
Check the software version in the admin panel or via file metadata; vulnerable version is 1.0.Verify Fix Applied:
Retest with SQL injection payloads; successful fix should return no data or error messages indicating sanitization.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in web server logs for /newcurriculm.php
- Multiple rapid requests to /newcurriculm.php with varying ID parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /newcurriculm.php containing SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, OR in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/newcurriculm.php" AND (param="ID" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|or|and|')")