CVE-2025-25355
📋 TL;DR
A SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Land Record System v1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'fromdate' parameter in the admin interface. This could lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion. Organizations using this specific version of the land record system are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Land Record System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, or full system takeover via SQL injection to RCE chain.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive land record data, potential data manipulation or exfiltration.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage scope.
🎯 Exploit Status
Proof of concept available in GitHub repository, requires admin access to exploit
🛠️ 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/bwdates-reports-details.php
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation for the fromdate parameter to only accept valid date formats
Web Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns in POST parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/bwdates-reports-details.php endpoint using IP whitelisting
- Implement database user with minimal permissions (read-only if possible)
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the fromdate parameter with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check PHPGurukul Land Record System version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return error messages📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts to admin interface
- Suspicious POST requests to /admin/bwdates-reports-details.php
Network Indicators:
- SQL keywords in POST parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/bwdates-reports-details.php" AND (POST_param="fromdate" AND value CONTAINS "' OR" OR value CONTAINS "UNION" OR value CONTAINS "SELECT")