CVE-2025-8966
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Online Tour and Travel Management System 1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'tname' parameter in the /admin/operations/tax.php file. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content. All users running version 1.0 of this software are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- itsourcecode Online Tour and Travel Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including sensitive customer data, financial records, and administrative credentials leading to data theft, system takeover, or ransomware deployment.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access and extraction of sensitive information such as customer details, booking records, and potentially administrative credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and parameterized queries are implemented, potentially only causing minor data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://itsourcecode.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updates 2. If no patch available, implement workarounds 3. Consider migrating to alternative software
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation and parameterized queries for the tname parameter
Modify /admin/operations/tax.php to use prepared statements
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
Configure WAF to block requests containing SQL keywords targeting /admin/operations/tax.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/operations/tax.php using IP whitelisting or authentication
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the vulnerable system from sensitive data
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/operations/tax.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the tname parameterCheck Version:
Check system documentation or admin panel for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and that parameterized queries are implemented📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts following SQL injection patterns
- Unexpected database queries from web server
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /admin/operations/tax.php containing SQL keywords
- Unusual database connections from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/operations/tax.php" AND (payload="UNION" OR payload="SELECT" OR payload="INSERT" OR payload="DELETE")