CVE-2025-2846
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop 1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the registration function. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content. All deployments of this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, authentication bypass, and potential server takeover via SQL injection to RCE chaining.
Likely Case
Database information disclosure, user data theft, and potential privilege escalation within the application.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or partial data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. Attack can be initiated remotely without authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: https://www.sourcecodester.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing input validation and parameterized queries in the affected Users.php file.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement Input Validation
allAdd server-side validation to sanitize and validate the ID parameter in the registration function.
Web Application Firewall
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection protection rules to block malicious requests.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the registration functionality if not required
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the application from sensitive databases
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the registration endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the ID parameter and observe database errors or unexpected behavior.Check Version:
Check the software version in the application's admin panel or configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection attacks against the patched endpoint and verify they are blocked or properly handled.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL syntax in registration requests
- Database error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed registration attempts with special characters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /oews/classes/Users.php with SQL keywords in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (url_path="/oews/classes/Users.php" AND (param="ID" AND value CONTAINS "' OR " OR "--" OR "#"))