CVE-2025-5659
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Complaint Management System 2.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the pincode parameter in /user/profile.php. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive data. All users running the vulnerable 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 theft, data manipulation, or complete system takeover via SQL injection to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive user data, complaint records, and potential privilege escalation within the application.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. Attack requires access to user profile functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for security updates. 2. If patch available, download and apply. 3. Test functionality after patching.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd proper input validation and parameterized queries to /user/profile.php
Modify profile.php to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('UPDATE users SET pincode = ? WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('si', $pincode, $user_id);
Web Application Firewall
allDeploy WAF with SQL injection protection rules
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /user/profile.php to authenticated users only
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the application from sensitive databases
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Review /user/profile.php source code for unsanitized pincode parameter usage in SQL queriesCheck Version:
Check application version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test pincode parameter with SQL injection payloads after applying fixes📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by profile.php access
- SQL error messages in application logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /user/profile.php with SQL injection patterns in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/user/profile.php" AND (param="pincode" AND value MATCHES "[';]|UNION|SELECT")