CVE-2025-3335
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-3335 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in codeprojects Online Restaurant Management System 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter in /admin/category_update.php. This affects all users running the vulnerable version of this web application. Successful exploitation could lead to data theft, modification, or complete system compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- codeprojects Online Restaurant Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data exfiltration, privilege escalation to admin, and potential remote code execution on the underlying server.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive restaurant data (customer information, orders, financial records), database manipulation, and potential website defacement.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only allowing data viewing without modification.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. The vulnerability requires no authentication and has simple exploitation vectors.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updates
2. Apply parameterized queries or input validation
3. Sanitize all user inputs in PHP code
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation and sanitization for the ID parameter in category_update.php
// PHP example: $id = intval($_GET['ID']);
// Use prepared statements with PDO or mysqli
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting /admin/category_update.php
# Example ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS:ID "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/ directory using IP whitelisting or authentication
- Implement database user with minimal privileges (read-only if possible)
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/category_update.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads like: category_update.php?ID=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check the software version in the admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer work and that input validation is properly implemented📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in web server logs
- Multiple requests to /admin/category_update.php with suspicious parameters
- Database connection errors
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) in URL parameters
- Unusual traffic patterns to admin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="web_server.log" AND uri="/admin/category_update.php" AND (param="*SELECT*" OR param="*UNION*" OR param="*OR*1=1*")