CVE-2025-7475
📋 TL;DR
A critical SQL injection vulnerability in Simple Car Rental System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'mpesa' parameter in /pay.php. This affects all deployments of version 1.0 that have the vulnerable file accessible. Attackers can potentially read, modify, or delete database content.
💻 Affected Systems
- Simple Car Rental 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 chaining.
Likely Case
Unauthorized database access allowing extraction of sensitive information like customer data, payment details, and credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and WAF rules blocking SQL injection patterns.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub, making this easy to weaponize.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available, or implement workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd proper input validation and parameterized queries to /pay.php to sanitize the 'mpesa' parameter.
Edit /pay.php to use prepared statements with parameterized queries for all database operations
Web Application Firewall Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the /pay.php endpoint.
Add WAF rule: deny requests to /pay.php containing SQL keywords in parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict network access to the system using firewall rules to allow only trusted IPs.
- Disable or remove /pay.php if not required for business operations.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /pay.php with SQL injection payloads in the 'mpesa' parameter and observe database errors or unexpected behavior.Check Version:
Check the software version in the admin panel or configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
After implementing fixes, retest with SQL injection payloads to confirm they are blocked or sanitized.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- SQL syntax errors in web server logs
- Unusual database queries from web application
- Multiple failed login attempts via /pay.php
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /pay.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual outbound database connections from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/pay.php" AND (param="mpesa" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|delete|update|drop|--|#|;)")