CVE-2025-8971
📋 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 'val-username' parameter in the /admin/operations/travellers.php file. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content. Organizations using this specific software version 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 exfiltration, administrative account takeover, and potential system-wide data destruction.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access including customer information, booking records, and potentially credential harvesting from the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-sensitive data.
🎯 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:
No official patch available. Consider implementing input validation and parameterized queries in the travellers.php file.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Implementation
allAdd server-side validation for the val-username parameter to reject SQL injection attempts
Modify /admin/operations/travellers.php to sanitize user input before database queries
Web Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the travellers.php endpoint
Add WAF rule: Block requests containing SQL keywords in val-username parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/operations/travellers.php using IP whitelisting or authentication requirements
- Implement database user with minimal permissions (read-only if possible) for the application
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/operations/travellers.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the val-username parameterCheck Version:
Check software version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection after implementing fixes and verify database queries are properly parameterized📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in web server logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL payloads
- Unexpected database queries from web application
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /admin/operations/travellers.php containing SQL keywords
- Unusual database traffic patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (url="/admin/operations/travellers.php" AND (param="val-username" AND value CONTAINS "UNION" OR value CONTAINS "SELECT" OR value CONTAINS "--"))