CVE-2025-6357
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-6357 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Simple Pizza Ordering System 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'person' parameter in /paymentportal.php. This affects all deployments of the vulnerable software version. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content without authentication.
💻 Affected Systems
- Simple Pizza Ordering System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data destruction, and potential remote code execution if database functions allow it.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive customer data (names, addresses, payment information), order manipulation, and potential privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or limited data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. SQL injection via HTTP POST/GET parameters is well-understood and easily automated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updates. 2. If no patch available, implement workarounds. 3. Consider replacing with alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd input validation to sanitize the 'person' parameter before processing
// PHP example: $person = mysqli_real_escape_string($conn, $_POST['person']);
// Alternative: Use prepared statements with parameterized queries
Web Application Firewall
allDeploy WAF with SQL injection protection rules
# ModSecurity example: SecRule ARGS:person "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a reverse proxy with SQL injection filtering
- Implement strict network segmentation and limit database access to minimum required sources
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /paymentportal.php with SQL injection payloads in 'person' parameter (e.g., person=1' OR '1'='1)Check Version:
Check software version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts return error messages or are blocked without affecting database📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
- Suspicious parameter values containing SQL keywords
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /paymentportal.php with SQL syntax in parameters
- Unusual database query patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/paymentportal.php" AND (param="*SELECT*" OR param="*UNION*" OR param="*OR*'='*" OR param="*--*" OR param="*;*" OR param="*'*'*'*")