CVE-2025-46190
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Client Database Management System 1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the order_id parameter in user_delivery_update.php. Attackers can potentially read, modify, or delete database contents, including sensitive client information. Organizations using this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Client Database 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 RCE chaining
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access and extraction of sensitive client information from the database
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and WAF protection blocking malicious SQL payloads
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection via POST parameter requires minimal technical skill; public GitHub repository contains exploit details
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Implement workarounds or consider alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Parameterized Queries
allModify user_delivery_update.php to validate order_id parameter and use prepared statements
Replace vulnerable SQL query with: $stmt = $conn->prepare('UPDATE deliveries SET delivery_status = ? WHERE order_id = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('si', $delivery_status, $order_id); $stmt->execute();
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting order_id parameter
ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS_POST:order_id "@rx (union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|--|#|\/\*|\*\/)" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403,msg:'SQL Injection Attempt'"
Cloudflare WAF: Enable SQLi protection
🧯 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:
Send POST request to user_delivery_update.php with order_id parameter containing SQL injection payload like: order_id=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check PHP files for version comments or review installation documentationVerify Fix Applied:
Test with same SQL injection payloads; system should reject malicious input or return error without executing SQL📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in PHP/application logs
- Multiple failed delivery update attempts with malformed order_id values
- Database queries with UNION, SELECT, or other SQL keywords from unexpected sources
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to user_delivery_update.php containing SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*user_delivery_update.php*" AND (param="*union*" OR param="*select*" OR param="*--*" OR param="*' OR '*")