CVE-2025-29015
📋 TL;DR
Code Astro Internet Banking System 2.0.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the admin panel's name parameter. This allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when administrators view account pages, potentially compromising admin sessions and banking system security. Only systems running this specific version with the vulnerable admin interface are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Code Astro Internet Banking System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal admin session cookies, gain full administrative access to the banking system, manipulate customer accounts, transfer funds, or install backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Attackers would steal admin credentials or session tokens to gain unauthorized access to the banking admin panel, potentially viewing sensitive customer data or modifying account settings.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, the attack would fail to execute scripts, preventing any compromise while potentially leaving audit trails of attempted attacks.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires access to the admin interface. The GitHub reference shows proof-of-concept code demonstrating the vulnerability.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None known
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for security updates. 2. If patch available, download and apply according to vendor instructions. 3. Test the fix in a non-production environment first. 4. Deploy to production systems during maintenance window.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement server-side validation and HTML encoding for the name parameter in /admin/pages_account.php
Modify PHP code to use htmlspecialchars($name, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') before output
Content Security Policy
allImplement CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'" in Apache .htaccess or equivalent
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads in the name parameter
- Restrict access to /admin/ URLs using network ACLs and require VPN for admin access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by submitting a payload like <script>alert('XSS')</script> in the name parameter of /admin/pages_account.php and check if script executes when page loadsCheck Version:
Check system documentation or admin panel footer for version information. Typically shows 'Code Astro Internet Banking System 2.0.0'Verify Fix Applied:
After applying fixes, test with same XSS payloads and verify scripts do not execute. Check that input is properly encoded in HTML output.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual length or special characters in name parameter values in access logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful admin access
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /admin/pages_account.php with script tags or JavaScript in parameters
- Unexpected outbound connections from admin server after admin page access
SIEM Query:
source="web_access_logs" AND uri_path="/admin/pages_account.php" AND (param_name="name" AND param_value MATCHES "<script|javascript:|onload=|onerror=")