CVE-2025-4721
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-4721 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Placement Management System 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter in /drive.php. This enables unauthorized database access, data theft, and potentially complete system compromise. Organizations using this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- itsourcecode Placement Management System
📦 What is this software?
Placement Management System by Angeljudesuarez
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential remote code execution on the underlying server.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive placement data, user credentials, and system information stored in the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only allowing data viewing without modification.
🎯 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://itsourcecode.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available, or implement workarounds and input validation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement parameterized queries and input validation for the ID parameter in drive.php
Modify drive.php to use prepared statements instead of direct SQL concatenation
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting /drive.php
Configure WAF to block requests containing SQL keywords in ID parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the Placement Management System behind a reverse proxy with strict input filtering
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the application server
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /drive.php with SQL injection payloads in the ID parameter (e.g., ID=1' OR '1'='1)Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and return proper error handling📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed requests to /drive.php with SQL-like parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /drive.php containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, etc.) in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/drive.php" AND (param="*UNION*" OR param="*SELECT*" OR param="*OR*1*1*")