CVE-2025-56074
📋 TL;DR
A SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Park Ticketing Management System v2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the fromdate parameter. This affects all systems running the vulnerable version of this software, potentially compromising database integrity and confidentiality.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Park Ticketing Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution if database functions allow it.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, extraction of sensitive information (user credentials, payment data), and potential system takeover.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only read access to non-sensitive data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires sending a crafted POST request to the vulnerable endpoint. No authentication needed based on description.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Unknown
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for security updates
2. Apply any available patches
3. Validate fix by testing the vulnerable endpoint
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement proper input validation and parameterized queries for the fromdate parameter
Modify foreigner-bwdates-reports-details.php to use prepared statements with PDO or mysqli
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns in POST requests
Configure WAF to detect and block SQL injection attempts on /foreigner-bwdates-reports-details.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system from internet access and restrict to internal network only
- Implement strict network segmentation and monitor all traffic to the vulnerable endpoint
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Send a POST request to foreigner-bwdates-reports-details.php with SQL injection payload in fromdate parameter and observe database errors or unexpected responsesCheck Version:
Check system documentation or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Test the same SQL injection attempts after applying fixes - should return proper error handling or no database errors📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries from web server
- SQL syntax errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts following SQL injection patterns
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to foreigner-bwdates-reports-details.php containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, INSERT, etc.)
- Unusual database port traffic from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/foreigner-bwdates-reports-details.php" AND (post_data CONTAINS "UNION" OR post_data CONTAINS "SELECT" OR post_data CONTAINS "INSERT")