CVE-2025-6133

6.3 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This critical SQL injection vulnerability in Projectworlds Life Insurance Management System 1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the agent_id parameter in /insertagent.php. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database contents. All deployments of version 1.0 are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Projectworlds Life Insurance Management System
Versions: 1.0
Operating Systems: All
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: All installations of version 1.0 are vulnerable by default. No specific OS requirements mentioned.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise including data theft, data destruction, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution if database permissions allow.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized data access and modification of insurance records, agent information, and potentially sensitive customer data.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and database permission restrictions in place.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: LOW

Public proof-of-concept available on GitHub. Remote exploitation requires no authentication. Simple SQL injection technique.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Unknown

Vendor Advisory: None found

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch available. Consider migrating to supported software or implementing workarounds.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Input Validation Filter

all

Add server-side validation to only accept numeric values for agent_id parameter

Modify /insertagent.php to validate agent_id parameter before processing

WAF Rule Implementation

all

Deploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns

Add WAF rule: deny requests containing SQL keywords in agent_id parameter

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement network segmentation to isolate the system from untrusted networks
  • Deploy database monitoring to detect unusual SQL queries and access patterns

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Test /insertagent.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in agent_id parameter (e.g., agent_id=1' OR '1'='1)

Check Version:

Check system documentation or about page for version information

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return appropriate error messages

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
  • Multiple failed login attempts following SQL injection patterns
  • Unexpected database queries from web server

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests to /insertagent.php with SQL keywords in parameters
  • Unusual database traffic patterns from web server

SIEM Query:

source="web_logs" AND uri="/insertagent.php" AND (param="agent_id" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|exec|or|and)")

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