CVE-2025-2382
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Online Banquet Booking System 1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the searchdata parameter in /admin/booking-search.php. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content remotely. All users running version 1.0 without proper input validation are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Online Banquet Booking System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data destruction, authentication bypass, and potential server takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive booking data, customer information, and administrative credentials stored in the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly disclosed on GitHub, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Implement input validation and parameterized queries in /admin/booking-search.php. Replace direct SQL concatenation with prepared statements.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation to sanitize the searchdata parameter before processing
Modify /admin/booking-search.php to validate and sanitize user input
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns in the searchdata parameter
Configure WAF to detect and block SQL injection attempts on /admin/booking-search.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/booking-search.php using IP whitelisting or authentication
- Disable the booking search functionality if not essential for operations
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the search functionality with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1 in the searchdata parameterCheck Version:
Check system documentation or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection after implementing fixes; successful queries should return no data or error messages📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts following search queries
- Unexpected database queries from the application
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /admin/booking-search.php containing SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, OR in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/booking-search.php" AND (param="searchdata" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|or|and|--|#)")