CVE-2025-8498
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-8498 is a SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Online Medicine Guide 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'uname' parameter in /cart/index.php. This affects all users running the vulnerable version of this web application, potentially exposing database contents and allowing data manipulation.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Online Medicine Guide
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, modification, or deletion; potential remote code execution if database configuration permits; full application takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive medical/patient data stored in the database; data exfiltration; potential privilege escalation within the application.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries; database access restricted to read-only operations.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit available on GitHub; SQL injection via uname parameter is straightforward to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updates
2. If no patch available, implement workarounds
3. Consider replacing with alternative software
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd input validation to sanitize the uname parameter before processing
Modify /cart/index.php to add: $uname = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $_POST['uname']);
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns in the uname parameter
Add WAF rule: Detect and block SQL keywords in uname parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the vulnerable system
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with SQL injection protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test if /cart/index.php accepts uname parameter with SQL injection payloads like: uname=' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return error messages or are properly sanitized📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- SQL syntax errors in application logs
- Unusual database queries from web server IP
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL payloads
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /cart/index.php containing SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database response sizes
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/cart/index.php" AND (param="uname" AND value MATCH "'.*OR.*|'.*AND.*|'.*UNION.*")