CVE-2025-7149
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in Campcodes Advanced Online Voting System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter in /admin/candidates_delete.php. This affects all organizations using this specific voting system version, potentially compromising the entire database and voting integrity.
💻 Affected Systems
- Campcodes Advanced Online Voting System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, manipulation of voting results, privilege escalation, and potential system takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, manipulation of candidate/voter records, and potential authentication bypass to gain admin privileges.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or partial data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires admin access to reach /admin/candidates_delete.php; SQL injection is straightforward once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.campcodes.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing input validation and parameterized queries manually.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation to ensure ID parameter contains only numeric values
Modify /admin/candidates_delete.php to validate $_GET['ID'] with is_numeric() or similar
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the ID parameter
Add WAF rule: Block requests to /admin/candidates_delete.php with non-numeric ID parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/ directory to trusted IP addresses only
- Disable or remove the vulnerable candidates_delete.php file if functionality is not required
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by accessing /admin/candidates_delete.php?ID=1' OR '1'='1 and checking for SQL errors or unexpected behaviorCheck Version:
Check system documentation or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that malformed ID parameters (containing quotes, SQL keywords) are rejected or sanitized📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed SQL queries in application logs
- Unusual database access patterns from admin interface
- Requests to candidates_delete.php with suspicious ID parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, etc.) in ID parameter
- Unusual traffic to admin interface from unexpected sources
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/candidates_delete.php" AND (query_string="*UNION*" OR query_string="*SELECT*" OR query_string="*' OR '*"*)