CVE-2025-7533
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-7533 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Job Diary 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the job_id parameter in /view-details.php. This affects all installations of Job Diary 1.0, potentially compromising database confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Job Diary
📦 What is this software?
Job Diary by Anisha
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data manipulation, or full system takeover via SQL injection to RCE chaining.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive job application data, user information, and potential privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and WAF rules blocking SQL injection patterns.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. SQL injection via job_id parameter requires minimal technical skill.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check code-projects.org for official patch or updated version. 2. If no patch available, implement workarounds immediately. 3. Consider migrating to alternative software if vendor is unresponsive.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd parameterized queries or proper input validation for job_id parameter in view-details.php
Replace vulnerable SQL query with prepared statements: $stmt = $pdo->prepare('SELECT * FROM jobs WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->execute([$job_id]);
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting job_id parameter
ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS:job_id "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403,msg:'SQL Injection Attempt'"
Cloudflare WAF: Enable SQLi protection rules
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the Job Diary application behind a reverse proxy with strict WAF rules
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the application server
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /view-details.php with SQL injection payloads in job_id parameter: /view-details.php?job_id=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check application version in source code or admin panel: grep -r "version\|Version" /path/to/job-diary/ | grep -i "1.0"Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer return database errors or unexpected data📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple requests to /view-details.php with suspicious job_id values
- Database queries with UNION, SELECT, or other SQL keywords from web requests
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL injection patterns in job_id parameter
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/view-details.php" AND (query_string="*job_id=*'*" OR query_string="*job_id=*%27*")