CVE-2025-7483
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Vehicle Parking Management System 1.13 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the email parameter in the forgot-password.php endpoint. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database contents. All deployments of version 1.13 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, authentication bypass, privilege escalation, and potential remote code execution if database functions allow it.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive user data, password hashes, and system configuration, potentially enabling account takeover and further system compromise.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, WAF rules, and database permissions restricting SQL execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. SQL injection via email parameter requires minimal technical skill to execute.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for security updates. 2. If patch available, download and apply. 3. Replace vulnerable forgot-password.php file. 4. Test password reset functionality.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd proper input validation and parameterized queries to forgot-password.php
Edit /users/forgot-password.php to use prepared statements with PDO or mysqli
WAF Rule Implementation
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting the forgot-password endpoint
Add WAF rule: deny requests to /users/forgot-password.php with SQL patterns in email parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the forgot password functionality entirely if not required
- Implement network-level restrictions to limit access to /users/forgot-password.php endpoint
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the forgot password form with SQL injection payloads in email field (e.g., ' OR '1'='1) and observe database errors or unexpected behavior.Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or review source code headers for version 1.13Verify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection tests after applying fixes; successful fixes should return proper error messages without database exposure.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- SQL syntax errors in application logs
- Unusual database queries from forgot-password.php
- Multiple failed password reset attempts with SQL patterns
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /users/forgot-password.php containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, INSERT, etc.) in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/users/forgot-password.php" AND (email="*UNION*" OR email="*SELECT*" OR email="*INSERT*")