CVE-2025-29208
📋 TL;DR
CodeZips Gym Management System v1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the name parameter of the deleteroutine.php admin dashboard endpoint. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. Only organizations using this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- CodeZips Gym Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, and potential server takeover via SQL injection to RCE chaining.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive gym member data, administrative credentials, and database manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to the affected table.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection in name parameter is straightforward to exploit with common tools like sqlmap.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Implement workarounds or consider alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side validation to sanitize the name parameter before processing.
Modify /dashboard/admin/deleteroutine.php to validate name parameter using prepared statements or whitelist filtering
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns.
Add WAF rule: SecRule ARGS:name "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /dashboard/admin/ directory to trusted IP addresses only
- Implement database user with minimal permissions (read-only for routine deletion function)
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /dashboard/admin/deleteroutine.php with SQL injection payloads in name parameter (e.g., name=test' OR '1'='1)Check Version:
Check software version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return proper error handling📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed deletion attempts with special characters in name parameter
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to deleteroutine.php containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, etc.) in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/dashboard/admin/deleteroutine.php" AND (param="%27%20OR%20" OR param LIKE "%UNION%" OR param LIKE "%SELECT%")