CVE-2025-2628
📋 TL;DR
This critical vulnerability in PHPGurukul Art Gallery Management System 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute SQL injection attacks via the 'eid' parameter in the /art-enquiry.php file. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content without authentication. Organizations using this specific version of the software are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Art Gallery Management 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 remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized database access allowing extraction of sensitive information like user credentials, personal data, or administrative access.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available, making this easily weaponizable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ 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 in /art-enquiry.php or migrating to a different system.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation to sanitize the 'eid' parameter before processing.
Modify /art-enquiry.php to validate eid parameter using is_numeric() or similar functions
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the /art-enquiry.php endpoint.
Configure WAF to block requests containing SQL injection patterns to /art-enquiry.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system from internet access and restrict to internal network only
- Implement strict network segmentation and monitor all database queries from the application
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /art-enquiry.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the eid parameter (e.g., ' OR '1'='1).Check Version:
Check the software version in the application's admin panel or configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and that input validation is properly implemented.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts or parameter manipulation in web server logs for /art-enquiry.php
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /art-enquiry.php containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND uri="/art-enquiry.php" AND (param="eid" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|or|and)")