CVE-2025-4914
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Auto Taxi Stand Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the email parameter in the forgot-password.php admin page. Organizations using this specific software version are affected, potentially exposing sensitive database information.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Auto Taxi Stand Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including admin credentials, customer data, financial records, and potential server takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive data, credential theft, database manipulation, and potential privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and network segmentation preventing database access.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit available on GitHub, requires no authentication, simple SQL injection technique
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing parameterized queries in /admin/forgot-password.php or migrating to alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd email validation and SQL injection filtering to forgot-password.php
Edit /admin/forgot-password.php to add: $email = filter_var($_POST['email'], FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL); if (!$email) { die('Invalid email'); }
WAF Rule
allImplement web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns
ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS:email "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Block external access to /admin/ directory via firewall rules
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the database server
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/forgot-password.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1 in email parameterCheck Version:
Check software version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer work and return proper error handling📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- SQL syntax errors in web server logs
- Unusual database queries from web application
- Multiple failed password reset attempts
Network Indicators:
- SQL keywords in POST requests to /admin/forgot-password.php
- Unusual database port traffic from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/forgot-password.php" AND (request_body CONTAINS "' OR" OR request_body CONTAINS "UNION" OR request_body CONTAINS "SELECT")