CVE-2025-2471
📋 TL;DR
This is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Boat Booking System 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'bid' parameter in boat-details.php. Attackers can potentially read, modify, or delete database content. All users running the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Boat Booking System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution if database functions allow it.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, extraction of sensitive information like user credentials, booking details, and potential privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and database user privilege restrictions in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. SQL injection vulnerabilities are commonly weaponized due to their prevalence and impact.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing input validation and parameterized queries manually, or replace with alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation to ensure 'bid' parameter contains only expected values (numeric IDs)
Modify boat-details.php to validate bid parameter: if(!is_numeric($_GET['bid'])) { die('Invalid input'); }
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns in the bid parameter
WAF-specific configuration to block SQL injection patterns in query parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a reverse proxy with strict input validation
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the application server
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test boat-details.php with SQL injection payloads in bid parameter (e.g., boat-details.php?bid=1' OR '1'='1)Check Version:
Check application files or documentation for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Test with same payloads after implementing fixes - should return error or sanitized response📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed parameter validation attempts
- Suspicious bid parameter values containing SQL keywords
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to boat-details.php with SQL injection patterns in parameters
- Unusual database query patterns from application server
SIEM Query:
web.url:*boat-details.php* AND (web.param.bid:*OR* OR web.param.bid:*UNION* OR web.param.bid:*SELECT* OR web.param.bid:*'*)