CVE-2025-25357
📋 TL;DR
A SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Land Record System v1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the email parameter in the /admin/contactus.php endpoint. This could lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion. Organizations using this specific version of the software 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 remote code execution on the database server.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive land record data, potential data manipulation, and privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires sending crafted POST requests to the vulnerable endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch exists. Implement input validation and parameterized queries in /admin/contactus.php.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation to sanitize email parameter input before processing.
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection rules to block malicious requests.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/contactus.php endpoint using network ACLs or authentication.
- Monitor logs for unusual SQL queries or error messages related to database operations.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/contactus.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the email parameter (e.g., ' OR '1'='1).Check Version:
Check the software version in the application interface or configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return appropriate error messages or are blocked.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts or SQL queries from single IPs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /admin/contactus.php with SQL keywords in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/contactus.php" AND (method="POST") AND (param="email" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|or|and)")