CVE-2025-7189
📋 TL;DR
A critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in code-projects Chat System 1.0 through the /user/send_message.php file's msg parameter. Attackers can remotely execute arbitrary SQL commands to potentially access, modify, or delete database contents. All deployments of Chat System 1.0 with the vulnerable file accessible are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Chat System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data destruction, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution via database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, message manipulation, user information theft, and potential privilege escalation within the chat system.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or minimal data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit code is publicly available on GitHub. SQL injection via msg parameter is straightforward.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updates. 2. If no patch available, implement workarounds. 3. Consider replacing with supported software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd parameterized queries and input validation to /user/send_message.php
Modify PHP code to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('INSERT INTO messages (msg) VALUES (?)'); $stmt->bind_param('s', $msg);
Web Application Firewall
allDeploy WAF with SQL injection rules to block malicious requests
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Block external access to /user/send_message.php via firewall rules
- Implement database user with minimal permissions (read-only if possible)
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /user/send_message.php with SQL injection payloads like: msg=test' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check software documentation or about page for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Test with same payloads - should return error or no database interaction📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed message submissions with SQL syntax
- Requests to /user/send_message.php with SQL keywords
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /user/send_message.php containing SQL injection patterns
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/user/send_message.php" AND (msg="*' OR*" OR msg="*UNION*" OR msg="*SELECT*" OR msg="*INSERT*")