CVE-2025-6828
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Inventory Management System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the /orders.php file's 'i' parameter. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive inventory data. All users running version 1.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Inventory Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, or full system takeover via SQL injection to RCE escalation
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive inventory data, customer information, and potential data manipulation
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly disclosed and SQL injection is well-understood by attackers
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative inventory management solutions or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd parameter validation and sanitization for the 'i' parameter in /orders.php
Edit /orders.php to add: $id = intval($_GET['i']); // Convert to integer
Use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM orders WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('i', $id);
Web Application Firewall Rules
linuxBlock SQL injection patterns targeting the /orders.php endpoint
ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS:i "@rx (union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|--|#)" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403,msg:'SQLi attempt detected'"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a WAF with SQL injection protection rules
- Restrict network access to only trusted IP addresses and disable internet-facing access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /orders.php?i=1' OR '1'='1 to see if it returns database errors or unexpected resultsCheck Version:
Check the software version in the application interface or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test the same SQL injection attempts after implementing fixes - they should return proper error messages or no data📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple rapid requests to /orders.php with SQL-like parameters
- Database queries with unexpected UNION or SELECT statements
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /orders.php containing SQL keywords in parameters
- Abnormal database query patterns from the application server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/orders.php" AND (query_string="*union*" OR query_string="*select*" OR query_string="*--*" OR query_string="*#*")