CVE-2025-67261
📋 TL;DR
Abacre Retail Point of Sale 14.0.0.396 contains a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the Search function of the Orders page. Attackers can inject malicious SQL queries to extract, modify, or delete database information. This affects all users running the vulnerable version of the software.
💻 Affected Systems
- Abacre Retail Point of Sale
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including theft of sensitive customer data (payment information, personal details), financial records manipulation, and potential system takeover.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of order history, customer information, and inventory data leading to privacy violations and business disruption.
If Mitigated
Limited information disclosure if database permissions are properly restricted and input validation is enforced.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires access to the Orders page search functionality. The vulnerability is content-based blind SQL injection, meaning attackers can infer database responses through boolean conditions.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.abacre.com/retailpointofsale/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for security updates. 2. If patch is available, download and install it. 3. Verify the fix by testing the Search function.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement server-side input validation to reject SQL injection patterns in search queries.
Database Permission Restriction
allLimit database user permissions to read-only for the application account to prevent data modification.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or restrict access to the Orders page Search function if not essential for business operations.
- Implement a web application firewall (WAF) with SQL injection rules to block malicious requests.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the Search function on the Orders page with SQL injection payloads (e.g., ' OR '1'='1) and observe if database errors or unexpected behavior occurs.Check Version:
Check the software version in the application's About or Help menu, or in the installation directory.Verify Fix Applied:
After applying fixes, retest with SQL injection payloads to ensure they are properly rejected or sanitized.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts or search queries with SQL syntax
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) to the Orders page endpoint
SIEM Query:
source="application_logs" AND ("SELECT" OR "UNION" OR "OR '1'='1") AND uri="/orders/search"