CVE-2025-2061
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the Online Ticket Reservation System 1.0 via the 'name' parameter in passenger.php. When users view affected pages, these scripts execute in their browsers, potentially stealing session cookies or redirecting to malicious sites. Anyone using this specific software version is affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Online Ticket Reservation System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers steal administrator session cookies, gain full system control, deface websites, or redirect users to phishing/malware sites.
Likely Case
Session hijacking of regular users, credential theft, or defacement of public-facing pages.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact if proper input validation and output encoding are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit code is publicly available on GitHub, making attacks easy to execute.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Implement input validation and output encoding in passenger.php.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side validation to sanitize the name parameter in passenger.php
Edit passenger.php to add: $name = htmlspecialchars($_POST['name'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
WAF Rule
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block XSS payloads in name parameter
Add WAF rule: Detect and block patterns like <script>, javascript:, onload= in name parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or restrict access to passenger.php if not essential
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate script execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by submitting <script>alert('XSS')</script> in the name parameter of passenger.php and check if script executes.Check Version:
Check software documentation or about page for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Repeat the test payload; script should not execute and special characters should be properly encoded.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual long strings in name parameter
- Script tags or JavaScript patterns in passenger.php requests
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to passenger.php with encoded script payloads in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*passenger.php*" AND (param="*<script>*" OR param="*javascript:*" OR param="*onload=*")