CVE-2025-7927
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Online Banquet Booking System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the viewid parameter in /admin/view-user-queries.php. Remote attackers can potentially read, modify, or delete database content. Organizations using this specific version of the banquet booking system are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Online Banquet Booking System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including sensitive customer data theft, administrative account takeover, and potential system-wide data destruction
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access and extraction of booking information, customer details, and potentially administrative credentials
If Mitigated
Limited data exposure if proper input validation and database permissions are implemented
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available in GitHub issues, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing input validation and parameterized queries manually or migrating to alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation for the viewid parameter to only accept expected data types and ranges
Modify /admin/view-user-queries.php to validate and sanitize the viewid parameter before database queries
Web Application Firewall Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the vulnerable endpoint
Add WAF rule: Block requests containing SQL keywords in viewid parameter to /admin/view-user-queries.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/view-user-queries.php using IP whitelisting or authentication requirements
- Implement database-level controls: Use least privilege database accounts and enable query logging for suspicious activity
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/view-user-queries.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the viewid parameterCheck Version:
Check system documentation or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and that input validation is properly implemented📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries from web server, SQL syntax errors in application logs, multiple failed parameter validation attempts
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /admin/view-user-queries.php containing SQL keywords in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND uri="/admin/view-user-queries.php" AND (param="viewid" AND value MATCH "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|--|#|/*)")