CVE-2025-25875
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-25875 is an SQL injection vulnerability in ITSourcecode Simple ChatBox that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries through the /message.php endpoint. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data stored in the database. All users running Simple ChatBox version 1.0 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- ITSourcecode Simple ChatBox
📦 What is this software?
Simple Chatbox by Angeljudesuarez
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including extraction of user credentials, personal data, and chat history; potential for database modification or deletion.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data extraction from the chat database including user information and message content.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing SQL injection.
🎯 Exploit Status
Proof of concept available on GitHub demonstrates straightforward SQL injection payloads.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative software or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation and parameterized queries in /message.php
Edit /message.php to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM messages WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('i', $input);
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
Add WAF rule: SecRule ARGS "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the chat application in a segmented network zone with restricted database access
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can reach the /message.php endpoint
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /message.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads like: message.php?id=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check the software version in the application's configuration or about pageVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer return database errors or unexpected data📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- SQL syntax errors in web server logs
- Unusual database query patterns from web application
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /message.php with SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/message.php" AND (message="*SQL*" OR param="*' OR*" OR param="*UNION*" OR param="*SELECT*" OR param="*--*" OR param="*/*")