CVE-2025-4861
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Beauty Parlour Management System allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the contactnumber parameter in admin-profile.php. Attackers can potentially read, modify, or delete sensitive data from the database. All users running version 1.1 of this system are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Beauty Parlour Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, privilege escalation, authentication bypass, or full system takeover via SQL injection to RCE chaining.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive customer and business data, including personal information, financial records, and administrative credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited data exposure if proper input validation and WAF rules are in place, though the vulnerability remains exploitable.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires admin authentication to access /admin/admin-profile.php, but SQL injection payloads are publicly available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for security updates
2. If no patch available, implement workarounds immediately
3. Consider migrating to alternative software
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd parameterized queries or prepared statements to admin-profile.php for the contactnumber parameter
Replace raw SQL queries with prepared statements using PDO or mysqli
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns
ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/ directory to specific IP addresses only
- Disable the Beauty Parlour Management System if not essential for operations
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the contactnumber parameter in /admin/admin-profile.php with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check system documentation or admin panel for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection tests after implementing fixes; successful payloads should be rejected or sanitized📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts to admin panel
- Requests containing SQL keywords to admin-profile.php
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /admin/admin-profile.php with SQL injection patterns
- Unusual outbound database connections
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/admin-profile.php" AND (request CONTAINS "UNION" OR request CONTAINS "SELECT" OR request CONTAINS "OR '1'='1'")