CVE-2025-6913
📋 TL;DR
A critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in PHPGurukul Student Record System 3.2 through the /admin-profile.php file's aemailid parameter. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. All installations of version 3.2 with the vulnerable component exposed are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Student Record System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, privilege escalation, and potential remote code execution via database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive student and administrative data, potential authentication bypass, and database manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for security updates. 2. If patch available, download and apply. 3. Test functionality after patching.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement proper input validation and parameterized queries for the aemailid parameter in admin-profile.php
Modify PHP code to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM admin WHERE email = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('s', $aemailid);
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the aemailid parameter
Configure WAF to block requests containing SQL keywords in aemailid parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin-profile.php to trusted IP addresses only
- Implement database user with minimal privileges for the application
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the aemailid parameter with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1 and observe database errors or unexpected behaviorCheck Version:
Check system documentation or admin panel for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Test with same payloads after remediation - should return proper error handling without database errors📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- SQL syntax errors in application logs
- Unusual database queries from web server IP
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL patterns
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /admin-profile.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database traffic patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin-profile.php" AND (param="aemailid" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|--|#|/*)")