CVE-2025-25356
📋 TL;DR
A SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Land Record System v1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'todate' parameter in the admin interface. This affects all installations of version 1.0 that have the vulnerable /admin/bwdates-reports-details.php file accessible. Attackers could potentially access, modify, or delete database records.
💻 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 remote code execution if database permissions allow file system access or command execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, modification of land records, privilege escalation to admin accounts, or database corruption.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and database user privilege restrictions in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires access to the admin interface and knowledge of SQL injection techniques. The provided references show proof-of-concept details but not full weaponized exploits.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown - Check with PHPGurukul for updated version
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Contact PHPGurukul for patched version or security advisory. 2. Apply input validation and parameterized queries to the 'todate' parameter. 3. Sanitize all user inputs in /admin/bwdates-reports-details.php. 4. Update to latest version if available.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Workaround
allAdd server-side validation to ensure 'todate' parameter contains only valid date format characters
Modify /admin/bwdates-reports-details.php to validate date format before processing
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns in POST parameters
Add WAF rule: Detect and block SQL injection patterns in 'todate' parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/ directory using IP whitelisting or authentication requirements
- Implement database user privilege restrictions to limit potential damage from SQL injection
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the 'todate' parameter with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1 and observe if database errors or unexpected behavior occursCheck Version:
Check PHPGurukul Land Record System version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection tests against the patched 'todate' parameter and verify proper error handling and input rejection📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by SQL injection patterns
- Unexpected database queries from admin interface
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /admin/bwdates-reports-details.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database traffic patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/bwdates-reports-details.php" AND (param="todate" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|or|and|--|#|;)")