CVE-2025-3352
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Old Age Home Management System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the 'contnum' parameter in /admin/edit-scdetails.php. Attackers can potentially read, modify, or delete sensitive data from the database. Organizations using this specific version of the software are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Old Age Home 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 remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive personal and administrative data stored in the database, potentially including PII of elderly residents.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and database permission restrictions in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to a supported version or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation for the 'contnum' parameter to only accept expected data formats.
Parameterized Queries Implementation
allRewrite the vulnerable SQL queries to use prepared statements with parameterized queries.
Access Restriction
linuxRestrict access to /admin/edit-scdetails.php file using web server configuration or authentication.
# Apache: Add to .htaccess
<Files "edit-scdetails.php">
Require valid-user
</Files>
# Nginx: Add to server block
location ~ /admin/edit-scdetails\.php$ {
auth_basic "Restricted";
auth_basic_user_file /path/to/.htpasswd;
}
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection attempts targeting the contnum parameter
- Disable or remove the vulnerable /admin/edit-scdetails.php file if functionality is not required
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/edit-scdetails.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the contnum parameter (e.g., contnum=1' OR '1'='1).Check Version:
Check the software version in the application interface or configuration files. The vulnerable version is specifically 1.0.Verify Fix Applied:
Test with the same SQL injection payloads after implementing fixes; successful fixes should return error messages or no database manipulation.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by SQL injection patterns
- Unexpected database queries containing SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, INSERT
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /admin/edit-scdetails.php with SQL injection patterns in parameters
- Unusual database traffic patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/admin/edit-scdetails.php" AND (param="contnum" AND value MATCHES "[';]|UNION|SELECT|INSERT|UPDATE|DELETE")