CVE-2025-7200
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in the Pharmacy Management System allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating med_name, med_cat, or ex_date parameters in quantity_upd.php. Attackers can exploit this remotely to potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive pharmacy data. All users running affected versions of this software are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- krishna9772 Pharmacy Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including theft of sensitive patient records, medication data, financial information, and potential system takeover through privilege escalation.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of pharmacy records, medication inventory manipulation, and potential authentication bypass to access administrative functions.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing SQL injection execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available in GitHub repositories, making this easy to weaponize. The SQL injection appears to be straightforward parameter manipulation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown - no vendor advisory available
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check if your system is beyond commit a2efc8442931ec9308f3b4cf4778e5701153f4e5
2. If vulnerable, manually implement parameterized queries in quantity_upd.php
3. Validate and sanitize all user inputs for med_name, med_cat, and ex_date parameters
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting quantity_upd.php parameters
Input Validation Filter
allAdd input validation to reject suspicious characters in med_name, med_cat, and ex_date parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the Pharmacy Management System behind a reverse proxy with strict input validation
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the web application server
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if your system is at or before commit a2efc8442931ec9308f3b4cf4778e5701153f4e5 using git log or version trackingCheck Version:
git log --oneline | head -1Verify Fix Applied:
Test quantity_upd.php with SQL injection payloads in med_name, med_cat, and ex_date parameters to ensure they're properly sanitized📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed parameter validation attempts in web server logs
- Suspicious patterns in quantity_upd.php access logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database connections from web server
- SQL error messages in HTTP responses
- Patterns of parameter manipulation in POST/GET requests
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*quantity_upd.php*" AND (param="*med_name*" OR param="*med_cat*" OR param="*ex_date*") AND (value="*' OR *" OR value="*;--*" OR value="*UNION*" OR value="*SELECT*" OR value="*INSERT*")🔗 References
- https://github.com/horytick/CVE/blob/main/SQL%20Injection%20Vulnerability%20in%20Pharmacy%20Management%20System.md
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.315138
- https://vuldb.com/?id.315138
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.607526
- https://github.com/horytick/CVE/blob/main/SQL%20Injection%20Vulnerability%20in%20Pharmacy%20Management%20System.md
