CVE-2025-6308
📋 TL;DR
A critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the fromdate/todate parameters in /admin/bwdates-request-report-details.php. This affects all installations of version 1.0 that expose the vulnerable endpoint.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, authentication bypass, remote code execution, or full system takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion of ambulance booking records and sensitive user information.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to specific tables.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires access to the admin interface but SQL injection payloads are simple and well-documented.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Parameterized Queries
allModify /admin/bwdates-request-report-details.php to use prepared statements with parameterized queries instead of direct string concatenation.
Replace vulnerable SQL queries with: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM table WHERE date BETWEEN ? AND ?'); $stmt->bind_param('ss', $fromdate, $todate); $stmt->execute();
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting date parameters.
Add WAF rule: Block requests containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, INSERT, etc.) in fromdate/todate parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/ directory to authorized IP addresses only
- Disable or remove the vulnerable file if functionality is not required
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/bwdates-request-report-details.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in fromdate/todate parameters and observe database errors or unexpected behavior.Check Version:
Check the software version in the application interface or configuration files; look for version 1.0 indicators.Verify Fix Applied:
Attempt the same SQL injection tests after implementing fixes; successful fixes should return proper error messages or no data instead of executing SQL.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in web server logs
- Multiple requests with SQL-like patterns in parameters
- Access to /admin/bwdates-request-report-details.php with suspicious parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords in fromdate/todate parameters
- Unusual database query patterns from web server IP
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri="/admin/bwdates-request-report-details.php" AND (param="fromdate" OR param="todate") AND (value="*UNION*" OR value="*SELECT*" OR value="*INSERT*"))