CVE-2025-23218
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-23218 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in WeGIA's adicionar_especie.php endpoint that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This enables complete database compromise including sensitive data theft. All WeGIA users running versions before 3.2.10 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WeGIA
📦 What is this software?
Wegia by Wegia
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data manipulation, authentication bypass, and potential server takeover via SQL injection to RCE chaining.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive information including user credentials, personal data, and organizational records stored in the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and WAF protection blocking malicious SQL payloads.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection in adicionar_especie.php endpoint allows direct database access. Proof of concept available in advisory.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.2.10
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/LabRedesCefetRJ/WeGIA/security/advisories/GHSA-xhv4-88gx-hvgh
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Backup your database and application files. 2. Download WeGIA version 3.2.10 from official repository. 3. Replace existing files with patched version. 4. Restart web server. 5. Verify functionality.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting adicionar_especie.php
# Example ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403,msg:'SQLi attempt detected'"
# Add to your WAF configuration
Endpoint Restriction
linuxTemporarily block or restrict access to vulnerable adicionar_especie.php endpoint
# Apache: <Location "/adicionar_especie.php"> Require all denied </Location>
# Nginx: location = /adicionar_especie.php { deny all; }
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in the application code
- Deploy database monitoring and alerting for unusual SQL queries
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if adicionar_especie.php exists and test with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1 in parametersCheck Version:
grep -r "version" config/ files or check WeGIA admin interfaceVerify Fix Applied:
Test the patched endpoint with SQL injection payloads to confirm they're properly sanitized📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in web logs
- Multiple requests to adicionar_especie.php with SQL keywords
- Database connection errors or unusual query patterns
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to adicionar_especie.php containing SQL injection patterns
- Unusual database traffic from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/adicionar_especie.php" AND (payload="UNION" OR payload="SELECT" OR payload="INSERT" OR payload="DELETE")