CVE-2025-6668
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Inventory Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the brandId parameter in /php_action/fetchSelectedBrand.php. This can lead to data theft, modification, or deletion. All users running the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Inventory Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data exfiltration, data destruction, privilege escalation to system-level access, and potential lateral movement within the network.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive inventory data, customer information theft, and potential data manipulation affecting business operations.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only allowing read access to non-sensitive data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub and vuldb. Simple SQL injection techniques can be used.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available, or implement manual fixes as described in workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Parameterized Queries
allModify fetchSelectedBrand.php to use prepared statements with parameterized queries instead of direct string concatenation.
Replace vulnerable SQL query with: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM brands WHERE brand_id = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('i', $brandId); $stmt->execute();
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the brandId parameter.
Add WAF rule: SecRule ARGS:brandId "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403,msg:'SQLi attempt detected'"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system from internet access and restrict network connectivity to only necessary internal services.
- Implement strict database permissions, ensuring the application database user has minimal required privileges (preferably read-only for this endpoint).
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /php_action/fetchSelectedBrand.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads like: brandId=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check the software version in admin panel or review source code files for version indicators.Verify Fix Applied:
Test with the same SQL injection payloads after applying fixes - should return error or no data instead of executing SQL.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in PHP/application logs
- Multiple rapid requests to fetchSelectedBrand.php with unusual parameters
- Database queries containing SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, FROM in brandId parameter
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /php_action/fetchSelectedBrand.php with SQL injection patterns in parameters
- Unusual database traffic patterns from the application server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/php_action/fetchSelectedBrand.php" AND (query_string="*UNION*" OR query_string="*SELECT*" OR query_string="*OR '1'='1*")