CVE-2025-3829
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Men Salon Management System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the fromdate/todate parameters in the admin sales reports page. Attackers can potentially read, modify, or delete database content remotely. Any organization using this specific version of the software with internet-facing admin interfaces is 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, privilege escalation, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution through database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, extraction of sensitive information (customer data, admin credentials), and potential system takeover.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and WAF rules are in place, though SQL injection attempts may still be logged.
🎯 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: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for security updates. 2. If no patch available, implement workarounds immediately. 3. Consider migrating to alternative software if vendor is unresponsive.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd parameter validation and sanitization for fromdate/todate parameters in sales-reports-detail.php
Edit /admin/sales-reports-detail.php to add input validation using prepared statements or parameterized queries
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns
Add WAF rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts on /admin/sales-reports-detail.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/ directory to trusted IP addresses only
- Disable or remove the vulnerable sales-reports-detail.php file if not required
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/sales-reports-detail.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in fromdate/todate parametersCheck Version:
Check software version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection after implementing fixes; successful attacks should be blocked📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by access to sales-reports-detail.php
- SQL syntax errors in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /admin/sales-reports-detail.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/sales-reports-detail.php" AND (param="fromdate" OR param="todate") AND (query="UNION" OR query="SELECT" OR query="INSERT" OR query="DELETE")