CVE-2025-2647
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Art Gallery Management System 1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the search.php file. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content. All systems running the affected software are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Art Gallery Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data destruction, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution via database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, extraction of sensitive information, and potential privilege escalation within the application.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or limited data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available. Attack requires no authentication and is relatively simple to execute.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available, or implement workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement proper input validation and parameterized queries for the search.php file
Modify search.php to use prepared statements with parameterized queries
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
Configure WAF to detect and block SQL injection attempts on /search.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to search.php using IP whitelisting or authentication
- Implement database user with minimal permissions (read-only if possible)
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test search.php with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test with SQL injection payloads after implementing fixes to ensure they are blocked📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in application logs
- Multiple failed search attempts with special characters
- Database error messages containing SQL syntax
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /search.php with SQL keywords
- Unusual parameter values in search requests
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/search.php" AND (param="Search" CONTAINS "UNION" OR param="Search" CONTAINS "SELECT" OR param="Search" CONTAINS "OR")