CVE-2025-1875
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-1875 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in 101news version 1.0 that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the 'searchtitle' parameter in search.php. This affects all deployments running the vulnerable version, potentially compromising the entire database. Attackers can steal, modify, or delete sensitive data stored in the database.
💻 Affected Systems
- 101news
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution if database functions allow it.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration including user credentials, personal information, and administrative access leading to full system compromise.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing successful exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities are commonly exploited and require minimal technical skill. The vulnerability is in a public-facing parameter making it easily discoverable.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-101news
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check the vendor advisory for updates. 2. If no patch is available, implement workarounds immediately. 3. Consider replacing 101news with a maintained alternative.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation for the searchtitle parameter to only allow expected characters and length.
// PHP example: if(!preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9\s]{1,50}$/', $_GET['searchtitle'])) { die('Invalid input'); }
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection protection rules to block malicious requests.
# ModSecurity example rule: SecRule ARGS:searchtitle "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the search functionality completely by removing or restricting access to search.php.
- Implement network-level restrictions to limit access to the vulnerable endpoint to trusted IP addresses only.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the search.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads like: search.php?searchtitle=' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check the 101news version in the application files or configuration, typically in a version file or header comments.Verify Fix Applied:
Test with the same payloads after implementing fixes - should return error messages or no database manipulation.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in web server logs
- Multiple rapid requests to search.php with special characters
- Requests containing SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, INSERT in searchtitle parameter
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL injection patterns in query parameters
- Unusual database query patterns from web server IP
SIEM Query:
source="web_server.log" AND (url="*search.php*" AND (query="*UNION*" OR query="*SELECT*" OR query="*INSERT*" OR query="*' OR '*"))