CVE-2025-3312
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Men Salon Management System 1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sids[] parameter in /admin/add-customer-services.php. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content. All users running the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Men Salon Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, or full system takeover via SQL injection to RCE chaining.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, privilege escalation, or data manipulation in the salon management database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and WAF rules block malicious SQL payloads.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires admin access to reach /admin/add-customer-services.php endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updates. 2. If no patch, implement parameterized queries. 3. Manually fix the vulnerable file by adding input validation and prepared statements.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting sids[] parameter.
Input Validation
allAdd server-side validation to ensure sids[] contains only expected values (integers).
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/ directory to trusted IP addresses only.
- Disable or remove the vulnerable add-customer-services.php file if functionality is not required.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/add-customer-services.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in sids[] parameter (requires authenticated access).Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or readme files.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return proper error handling.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- SQL syntax errors in web server logs
- Unusual database queries from web application
- Multiple failed login attempts to admin panel
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /admin/add-customer-services.php with SQL keywords in parameters
SIEM Query:
web.url:*add-customer-services.php AND (web.param:*sids* AND (web.param:*UNION* OR web.param:*SELECT* OR web.param:*INSERT*))