CVE-2025-1873
📋 TL;DR
A critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in 101news CMS version 1.0 through the 'pagetitle' and 'pagedescription' parameters in admin/contactus.php. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. All users running affected versions are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- 101news CMS
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, authentication bypass, or remote code execution via database functions.
Likely Case
Database information disclosure, data manipulation, or privilege escalation within the application.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires access to the admin interface. SQL injection vulnerabilities are typically easy to exploit with basic tools.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-101news
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for security updates. 2. If no patch available, implement workarounds immediately. 3. Consider migrating to a supported CMS platform.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allImplement strict input validation for pagetitle and pagedescription parameters to reject SQL special characters.
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting these parameters.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to admin/contactus.php to trusted IP addresses only
- Disable the vulnerable contactus.php functionality entirely if not required
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the pagetitle and pagedescription parameters in admin/contactus.php with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check 101news configuration files or admin panel for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return error messages or are properly sanitized.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts to admin interface
- Requests to admin/contactus.php with SQL keywords in parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to admin/contactus.php containing SQL injection patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/contactus.php" AND (param="pagetitle" OR param="pagedescription") AND (content="UNION" OR content="SELECT" OR content="OR '1'='1")