CVE-2025-4786
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester/oretnom23 Stock Management System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries via the ID parameter in the /admin/?page=return/view_return endpoint. Attackers can potentially read, modify, or delete database contents, and the vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication. All users running the vulnerable version of this stock management system are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester/oretnom23 Stock Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data destruction, privilege escalation to admin access, and potential server takeover via SQL injection to RCE chaining.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, data manipulation, extraction of sensitive information like user credentials, and potential authentication bypass.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and network segmentation preventing database access.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub, making this easily weaponizable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative software or implementing custom fixes with parameterized queries and input validation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection rules to block malicious requests to the vulnerable endpoint.
Input Validation Filter
linuxImplement server-side input validation to sanitize the ID parameter before processing.
Example PHP: if(!is_numeric($_GET['ID'])) { die('Invalid input'); }
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system from internet access and restrict to internal network only.
- Implement strict network segmentation to limit database access from the application server.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/?page=return/view_return endpoint with SQL injection payloads like: ID=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check the software version in the application's admin panel or configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer work and that parameterized queries are implemented in the PHP code.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts following SQL injection patterns
- Requests to /admin/?page=return/view_return with suspicious ID parameters
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database connection patterns from the application server
- Outbound database queries containing SQL injection payloads
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/?page=return/view_return" AND (query="*' OR*" OR query="*UNION*" OR query="*SELECT*" OR query="*--*" OR query="*/*")