CVE-2025-45011
📋 TL;DR
A HTML injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Park Ticketing Management System v2.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious HTML/JavaScript via the searchdata parameter. This affects all installations of the vulnerable software version. Attackers can execute arbitrary code in victims' browsers when they view the search results page.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Park Ticketing Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full remote code execution on the server, complete system compromise, data theft, and malware deployment.
Likely Case
Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks leading to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement of the application.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and output encoding, potentially only minor HTML display issues.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires sending a crafted POST request to the vulnerable endpoint. The GitHub reference contains proof-of-concept details.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updates. 2. If no patch, implement input validation and output encoding in foreigner-search.php. 3. Sanitize the searchdata parameter before processing.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation to reject or sanitize HTML/JavaScript in the searchdata parameter.
Edit foreigner-search.php to add: $searchdata = htmlspecialchars($_POST['searchdata'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rule
allConfigure WAF to block requests containing HTML/JavaScript in the searchdata parameter.
Add rule: Block POST requests to foreigner-search.php with searchdata containing <script>, javascript:, or other HTML tags.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to the application using network controls or authentication.
- Monitor logs for suspicious POST requests to foreigner-search.php with unusual searchdata values.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Send a POST request to foreigner-search.php with searchdata=<script>alert('test')</script> and check if script executes in response.Check Version:
Check application documentation or source files for version information; typically in README or config files.Verify Fix Applied:
Repeat the test after applying fixes; script should not execute and input should be properly encoded.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- POST requests to foreigner-search.php with searchdata containing HTML tags or JavaScript.
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to foreigner-search.php endpoint.
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/foreigner-search.php" AND method="POST" AND searchdata MATCHES "<script>|javascript:"