CVE-2025-14643
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in Simple Attendance Record System 2.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the student parameter in /check.php. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete attendance records and other database contents. Organizations using this software are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Simple Attendance Record System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, or potential system takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to attendance records, personal student information, and potential manipulation of attendance data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or limited data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. SQL injection via student parameter requires minimal technical skill.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing input validation and parameterized queries in /check.php or migrating to alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd input validation to sanitize the student parameter before processing
Modify /check.php to include: $student = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $_POST['student']);
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting /check.php
WAF rule: Block requests to /check.php containing SQL keywords in student parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a firewall with strict access controls
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the web server
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /check.php with SQL injection payloads like: student=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check system documentation or about page for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Test with SQL injection payloads and verify they are rejected or sanitized📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts via /check.php
- SQL keywords in student parameter values
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database queries originating from web server
- SQL syntax in HTTP POST parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/check.php" AND (param="student" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|delete|update|drop|--|#|')")