CVE-2025-60265
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in xckk v9.6 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the orderBy parameter in the user/list endpoint. Attackers could potentially read, modify, or delete database contents. Organizations using xckk v9.6 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- xckk
📦 What is this software?
Xckk by Bestfeng
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data exfiltration, data manipulation, or potential remote code execution if database functions allow it.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, privilege escalation, or data manipulation affecting user information and application data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires understanding of SQL injection techniques and access to the vulnerable endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after v9.6
Vendor Advisory: https://gitee.com/bestfeng/xckk
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Upgrade xckk to the latest version. 2. Verify the orderBy parameter uses parameterized queries or proper input validation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allImplement server-side validation to restrict orderBy parameter to allowed values only.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement a web application firewall (WAF) with SQL injection rules
- Restrict access to the user/list endpoint to authorized users only
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if xckk version is v9.6 and test the orderBy parameter with SQL injection payloads.Check Version:
Check xckk configuration or documentation for version information.Verify Fix Applied:
Test the orderBy parameter with SQL injection payloads after patching to ensure they're properly sanitized.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL-like patterns in parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to user/list with suspicious orderBy parameters containing SQL keywords
SIEM Query:
http.url:*user/list* AND http.param.orderBy:*SELECT* OR http.param.orderBy:*UNION* OR http.param.orderBy:*OR*