CVE-2025-14258
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-14258 is an SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Student Management System 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'sub' parameter in /newsubject.php. This affects all deployments of version 1.0 of this software. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion.
💻 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 theft, data destruction, and potential server takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to student records, grade manipulation, and potential extraction of sensitive information from the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or partial data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. The vulnerability requires no authentication and has simple exploitation vectors.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://itsourcecode.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing input validation and parameterized queries in /newsubject.php or migrating to a different student management system.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the 'sub' parameter in /newsubject.php
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side input validation to sanitize the 'sub' parameter before processing
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the Student Management System behind a reverse proxy with strict input validation
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the application server only
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /newsubject.php with SQL injection payloads in the 'sub' parameter (e.g., sub=1' OR '1'='1)Check Version:
Check the software version in the application interface or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return appropriate error messages or sanitized responses📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts following SQL error patterns
- Requests to /newsubject.php with suspicious 'sub' parameter values
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) in URL parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns from the application server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/newsubject.php" AND (param="sub" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|--|#|;|')")