CVE-2025-4026
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the profile.php file. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive data in the database. Organizations using this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including exfiltration of sensitive medical testing data, patient information, administrative credentials, and potential system takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access and manipulation of testing records, patient information, and administrative accounts.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and database permissions 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: 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 replacing with alternative software if vendor is unresponsive.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation and parameterized queries for adminname and mobilenumber parameters in profile.php
Modify profile.php to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE adminname = ? AND mobilenumber = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('ss', $adminname, $mobilenumber);
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting profile.php parameters
Add WAF rule: Block requests containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, INSERT, etc.) in adminname or mobilenumber parameters to profile.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system from internet access and restrict to internal network only
- Implement strict network segmentation and monitor all database access attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test profile.php with SQL injection payloads in adminname or mobilenumber parameters and observe database errors or unexpected behaviorCheck Version:
Check software version in admin panel or review installation documentationVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection tests after implementing fixes and verify no database errors or unauthorized data access occurs📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries from profile.php
- SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by SQL injection patterns
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to profile.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database traffic patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/profile.php" AND (param="adminname" OR param="mobilenumber") AND (query="UNION" OR query="SELECT" OR query="INSERT" OR query="DELETE")