CVE-2025-5779
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in Patient Record Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the itr_no/comp_id parameters in birthing.php. This could lead to unauthorized access, data theft, or system compromise. All users running the affected software are at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- Patient Record Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including patient record exfiltration, authentication bypass, remote code execution, and system takeover
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access and modification of patient records, potential credential theft
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, but still represents a security weakness
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit documentation available on GitHub, SQL injection is a well-understood attack vector
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to supported software or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Parameterized Queries
allImplement proper input validation and use prepared statements for database queries
Modify birthing.php to use PDO or mysqli prepared statements
Add input validation for itr_no and comp_id parameters
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
Configure WAF to block SQL injection patterns in POST/GET parameters
Add rule: SecRule ARGS "(?i:(union.*select|select.*from))" "id:1001,phase:2,deny"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system from internet access and restrict internal network access
- Implement strict database permissions and monitor for unusual SQL queries
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test birthing.php with SQL injection payloads in itr_no or comp_id parameters (e.g., ' OR '1'='1)Check Version:
Check software version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return proper error handling📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts or parameter manipulation in web server logs
- Requests to birthing.php with SQL keywords in parameters
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database connections from web server
- Large data transfers from database
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/birthing.php" AND (param="*union*select*" OR param="*select*from*")