CVE-2025-7481
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Vehicle Parking Management System allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the 'firstname' parameter in /users/profile.php. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive data including user credentials and parking records. Organizations using version 1.13 of this software are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Vehicle Parking Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, privilege escalation, and potential remote code execution via database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access and manipulation, including extraction of user credentials and sensitive parking system data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially preventing data modification but not necessarily data extraction.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly disclosed on GitHub. Attack requires access to user profile functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
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
allImplement proper input validation and parameterized queries for the firstname parameter and other user inputs.
Edit /users/profile.php to use prepared statements with parameterized queries
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection protection rules to block malicious requests.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict network access to the application to trusted IP addresses only.
- Implement database user with minimal privileges and separate application database user from administrative accounts.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /users/profile.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the firstname parameter.Check Version:
Check the software version in the application interface or configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that parameterized queries are implemented and test with SQL injection payloads to confirm they are blocked.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts following SQL injection patterns
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /users/profile.php with SQL keywords in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/users/profile.php" AND (param="firstname" AND value CONTAINS "' OR '1'='1" OR value CONTAINS "UNION SELECT" OR value CONTAINS "--" OR value CONTAINS ";")