CVE-2025-45019
📋 TL;DR
A SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Park Ticketing Management System v2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cprice parameter in the /add-foreigners-ticket.php endpoint. This can lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion. Organizations using this specific version of the ticketing system are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Park Ticketing Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data destruction, or full system takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive customer data, ticket information, or financial records stored in the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public proof-of-concept available on GitHub. Exploitation requires sending crafted POST requests to the vulnerable endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updated version
2. If patch available, download and replace affected files
3. Test functionality after update
4. No official patch currently available
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side validation to sanitize cprice parameter before processing
// PHP code to validate numeric input
if (!is_numeric($_POST['cprice'])) {
die('Invalid price value');
}
$price = (float)$_POST['cprice'];
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns in POST requests to /add-foreigners-ticket.php
WAF rule to detect SQL injection patterns in cprice parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Block external access to /add-foreigners-ticket.php using firewall rules
- Implement strict database user permissions with least privilege access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by sending SQL injection payload in cprice parameter to /add-foreigners-ticket.php endpointCheck Version:
Check system documentation or about page for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection after implementing fixes - should receive error or no database impact📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts following SQL injection patterns
- Unexpected database queries from web server
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /add-foreigners-ticket.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database traffic patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/add-foreigners-ticket.php" AND (cprice CONTAINS "UNION" OR cprice CONTAINS "SELECT" OR cprice CONTAINS "OR 1=1")