CVE-2025-15212

6.3 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This SQL injection vulnerability in Refugee Food Management System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the 'a' parameter in /home/regfood.php. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive data in the database. Organizations using this specific software version are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Refugee Food Management System
Versions: 1.0
Operating Systems: All
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Affects systems with the vulnerable /home/regfood.php file accessible

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise including theft of sensitive refugee data, food distribution records, and potential system takeover through privilege escalation.

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Likely Case

Data exfiltration of sensitive information including personal details, food allocation records, and administrative credentials.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions preventing unauthorized data access.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: LOW

Public exploit code available on GitHub, making exploitation straightforward for attackers

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Unknown

Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch available. Consider implementing parameterized queries and input validation in the source code.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

all

Deploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the 'a' parameter

Input Validation Filter

all

Add server-side validation to sanitize the 'a' parameter before processing

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Isolate the system from internet access and restrict to internal network only
  • Implement strict database permissions and monitor for unusual SQL queries

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Test if /home/regfood.php exists and accepts the 'a' parameter without proper sanitization

Check Version:

Check system documentation or configuration files for version information

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify that SQL injection attempts against the 'a' parameter are properly blocked or sanitized

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual SQL queries in database logs
  • Multiple failed login attempts via regfood.php
  • Suspicious parameter values in web server logs

Network Indicators:

  • SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests to regfood.php
  • Unusual database connection patterns

SIEM Query:

source="web_server" AND uri="/home/regfood.php" AND (param="a" AND value CONTAINS "' OR '")

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