CVE-2025-9002
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in Surbowl dormitory-management-php 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the Account parameter in login.php. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database contents. Only unsupported versions of this specific software are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Surbowl dormitory-management-php
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data destruction, or remote code execution via database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive dormitory management data, potential authentication bypass, or data exfiltration.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available in GitHub issues; SQL injection via login.php Account parameter.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: None
Vendor Advisory: None
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available since software is unsupported. Migrate to supported alternative or implement workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Parameterized Queries
allModify login.php to validate Account input and use prepared statements for SQL queries.
Edit login.php to replace raw SQL with PDO or mysqli prepared statements
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting login.php
Configure WAF to block SQL injection patterns in POST/GET parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the application behind a reverse proxy with strict input filtering
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the application server
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test login.php with SQL injection payloads in Account parameter (e.g., ' OR '1'='1)Check Version:
Check PHP files for version references or consult documentationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and login.php uses parameterized queries📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL patterns
- Database query errors from login.php
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to login.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database traffic patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/login.php" AND (param="Account" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|or|and|--|#)")