CVE-2025-52410
📋 TL;DR
Institute-of-Current-Students v1.0 contains a time-based blind SQL injection vulnerability in the mydetailsstudent.php endpoint. Attackers can exploit this to extract database contents, potentially compromising sensitive student information. Any system running this vulnerable version is affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Institute-of-Current-Students
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including extraction of all student records, authentication credentials, and potential remote code execution through database functions.
Likely Case
Extraction of sensitive student data (names, contact info, grades) and potential privilege escalation within the application.
If Mitigated
Limited data exposure if database permissions are properly restricted and input validation is implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Time-based blind SQL injection requires specialized tools and knowledge but is well-documented in security literature.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Review the GitHub issue for community fixes
2. Implement parameterized queries or prepared statements
3. Add input validation for the myds parameter
4. Update to a patched version if available
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns in the myds parameter
WAF-specific configuration required
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side validation to only accept expected values
Add validation in mydetailsstudent.php: if(!is_numeric($_GET['myds'])) { die('Invalid input'); }
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or restrict access to the mydetailsstudent.php endpoint
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the vulnerable system
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the mydetailsstudent.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the myds parameter and observe time delaysCheck Version:
Check the application version in configuration files or about pagesVerify Fix Applied:
Test with SQL injection payloads and verify no database interaction occurs and proper error handling is in place📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual long-running queries to mydetailsstudent.php
- Multiple requests with SQL-like patterns in parameters
Network Indicators:
- Repeated requests to mydetailsstudent.php with varying myds parameter values
- Unusual timing patterns in HTTP responses
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*mydetailsstudent.php*" AND (param="*myds=*SELECT*" OR param="*myds=*UNION*" OR param="*myds=*SLEEP*")