CVE-2025-2674
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Bank Locker Management System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the pagetitle parameter in aboutus.php. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive banking data stored in the database. All installations of version 1.0 with the vulnerable component exposed are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Bank Locker Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to theft of all banking records, financial data exposure, potential account takeover, and system destruction.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of sensitive banking information, privilege escalation, and unauthorized access to locker management data.
If Mitigated
Limited data exposure if proper input validation and database permissions are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. The vulnerability requires no authentication and can be exploited remotely via HTTP requests.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: UNKNOWN
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
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 pagetitle parameter in aboutus.php
Edit aboutus.php to use prepared statements with parameterized queries
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting aboutus.php
Configure WAF to block requests containing SQL injection patterns to /aboutus.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to aboutus.php using IP whitelisting or authentication
- Implement database-level controls with minimal necessary permissions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the aboutus.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the pagetitle parameterCheck Version:
Check system documentation or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Test with SQL injection payloads after implementing fixes to ensure they are blocked📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple requests to aboutus.php with suspicious parameters
- Database error messages containing SQL syntax
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /aboutus.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/aboutus.php" AND (param="pagetitle" AND value CONTAINS "UNION" OR value CONTAINS "SELECT" OR value CONTAINS "OR 1=1")