CVE-2025-8701
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-8701 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Wanzhou WOES Intelligent Optimization Energy Saving System 1.0. Attackers can exploit the /OL_OprationLog/GetPageList endpoint's optUser parameter to execute arbitrary SQL commands remotely. Organizations using this energy management system are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Wanzhou WOES Intelligent Optimization Energy Saving System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, system takeover, or destruction of energy management infrastructure
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of sensitive operational data, potential lateral movement within the network
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions in place
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit has been publicly disclosed and requires minimal technical skill to execute
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Contact vendor Wanzhou for security updates or migrate to a supported version.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the /OL_OprationLog/GetPageList endpoint
Network Segmentation
allIsolate WOES system from internet and restrict access to necessary internal networks only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation on the optUser parameter to reject SQL special characters
- Configure database user with minimal permissions (read-only if possible) for the application
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /OL_OprationLog/GetPageList endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the optUser parameterCheck Version:
Check system documentation or contact vendor for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and return proper error handling📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries from application server
- Multiple failed login attempts via SQL injection patterns
- Access to /OL_OprationLog/GetPageList with suspicious parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /OL_OprationLog/GetPageList containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/OL_OprationLog/GetPageList" AND (param="*SELECT*" OR param="*UNION*" OR param="*OR*1=1*")