CVE-2025-5546
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Daily Expense Tracker System allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the fromdate/todate parameters in expense-reports-detailed.php. This can lead to database compromise, data theft, or system takeover. All users running version 1.1 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Daily Expense Tracker System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, privilege escalation, and potential remote code execution on the underlying server.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive expense data, user credentials, and potential database manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, but still presents data exposure risk.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub, making this easily exploitable.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Check vendor website for updates or consider alternative solutions.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation and parameterized queries for date parameters
Modify expense-reports-detailed.php to use prepared statements
Web Application Firewall Rules
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting fromdate/todate parameters
WAF specific configuration commands vary by platform
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system from internet access and restrict to internal network only
- Implement strict network segmentation and monitor all database queries
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the expense-reports-detailed.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in fromdate/todate parametersCheck Version:
Check application version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and parameterized queries are implemented📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts after SQL injection attempts
- Suspicious fromdate/todate parameter values in web logs
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests to expense-reports-detailed.php
- Unusual database connection patterns
SIEM Query:
web.url:*expense-reports-detailed.php* AND (web.param:*fromdate* OR web.param:*todate*) AND (web.param:*' OR * OR web.param:*--* OR web.param:*;*)