CVE-2025-5580
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-5580 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in CodeAstro Real Estate Management System 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the email parameter in /login.php. This can lead to authentication bypass, data theft, or complete system compromise. All users running the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- CodeAstro Real Estate Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full database compromise leading to data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and complete system takeover
Likely Case
Authentication bypass allowing unauthorized access to the real estate management system and sensitive data exposure
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-sensitive data
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit code available on GitHub, making exploitation trivial for attackers
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://codeastro.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative software or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement proper input validation and parameterized queries for the email parameter in login.php
Modify login.php to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('s', $email);
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns in login requests
Add WAF rule: Detect and block SQL injection patterns in POST parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a reverse proxy with strict input validation
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the web application
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the login.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the email parameterCheck Version:
Check system documentation or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return proper error handling📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL-like patterns in email field
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /login.php containing SQL keywords in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/login.php" AND (email="*' OR *" OR email="*;--*" OR email="*UNION*SELECT*")🔗 References
- https://codeastro.com/
- https://github.com/YZS17/CVE/blob/main/CodeAstro_Real_Estate_Management_System/sqli_login.php.md
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.311037
- https://vuldb.com/?id.311037
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.588811
- https://github.com/YZS17/CVE/blob/main/CodeAstro_Real_Estate_Management_System/sqli_login.php.md
