CVE-2025-5652
📋 TL;DR
This critical vulnerability in PHPGurukul Complaint Management System 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute SQL injection attacks via the fromdate/todate parameters in the /admin/between-date-complaintreport.php file. This can lead to unauthorized database access, data theft, or system compromise. Organizations using this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Complaint Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data exfiltration, privilege escalation, or full system takeover via SQL injection.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive complaint data, user information, or administrative credentials stored in the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, WAF protection, and database permission restrictions in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ 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 the fromdate and todate parameters.
Modify /admin/between-date-complaintreport.php to use prepared statements with bound parameters
Access Restriction
allRestrict access to the vulnerable file using web server configuration or authentication.
Add authentication requirement or IP restriction to /admin/between-date-complaintreport.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with SQL injection protection rules
- Isolate the system from internet access and restrict internal network access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/between-date-complaintreport.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in fromdate/todate parameters.Check Version:
Check the software version in the application interface or configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and that input validation is properly implemented.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
- Access to /admin/between-date-complaintreport.php with suspicious parameters
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests to the vulnerable endpoint
- Unusual database connection patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/between-date-complaintreport.php" AND (query CONTAINS "UNION" OR query CONTAINS "SELECT" OR query CONTAINS "OR 1=1")