CVE-2025-8378
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in Campcodes Online Hotel Reservation System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the admin login page. Remote attackers can potentially bypass authentication, access sensitive data, or execute arbitrary database commands. All users running the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Campcodes Online Hotel Reservation 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 on the database server.
Likely Case
Authentication bypass allowing unauthorized admin access, followed by data exfiltration and system manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages exposed.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub, making this easily weaponizable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.campcodes.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to a different hotel reservation system or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement parameterized queries and input validation for username and password fields
Modify /admin/index.php to use prepared statements with PDO or mysqli
Web Application Firewall
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection protection rules
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a firewall with strict access controls
- Implement network segmentation to limit database server access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/index.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in username/password parameters
Check Version:
Check system documentation or configuration files for version information
Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and return proper error handling
📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL syntax in login attempts
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL payloads
- Database error messages in application logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /admin/index.php containing SQL keywords
- Unusual database connection patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/index.php" AND (request_body CONTAINS "UNION" OR request_body CONTAINS "SELECT" OR request_body CONTAINS "OR 1=1")