CVE-2025-6455
📋 TL;DR
A critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in code-projects Online Hotel Reservation System 1.0. Attackers can remotely exploit the /messageexec.php file by manipulating the Name parameter to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This affects all deployments of version 1.0 that have the vulnerable file accessible.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Online Hotel Reservation System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data manipulation, or complete system takeover via SQL injection to RCE chaining.
Likely Case
Unauthorized database access allowing extraction of sensitive guest information, reservation data, and potentially administrative credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and WAF rules blocking SQL injection patterns.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub, making this easily weaponizable by attackers.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for security updates. 2. If no patch exists, consider migrating to alternative software. 3. Apply input validation and parameterized queries to /messageexec.php.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the Name parameter.
# Example ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS:Name "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403"
File Access Restriction
linuxBlock external access to /messageexec.php if not required for functionality.
# Apache: <Location "/messageexec.php"> Require all denied </Location>
# Nginx: location = /messageexec.php { deny all; }
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a firewall with strict inbound rules.
- Implement database monitoring to detect unusual SQL queries.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /messageexec.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the Name parameter (e.g., ' OR '1'='1).Check Version:
Check the software version in admin panel or configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return proper error handling.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in web server logs
- Multiple requests to /messageexec.php with suspicious parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /messageexec.php containing SQL keywords in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/messageexec.php" AND (param="Name" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|delete|update|drop|exec|or|and)")