CVE-2025-9011
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Online Shopping Portal Project 2.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the emailid parameter in the signup.php file. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive data in the database. Any organization using this specific shopping portal version is affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Online Shopping Portal Project
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to theft of customer data, financial information, and administrative credentials, potentially enabling full system takeover.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of user information, injection of malicious content, or partial database manipulation affecting business operations.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions preventing successful exploitation.
🎯 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://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for security updates. 2. If no patch exists, implement workarounds immediately. 3. Consider replacing with alternative software if vendor is unresponsive.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd proper input validation and parameterized queries to the signup.php file to prevent SQL injection.
Edit /shopping/signup.php to replace raw SQL queries with prepared statements using mysqli or PDO
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection rules to block malicious requests targeting the vulnerable endpoint.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or restrict access to /shopping/signup.php if user registration is not required
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the vulnerable system from critical assets
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /shopping/signup.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the emailid parameter and observe database errors or unexpected behavior.Check Version:
Check project documentation or configuration files for version information, typically found in README files or admin panels.Verify Fix Applied:
After implementing fixes, retest with SQL injection payloads to confirm no database errors or successful injections occur.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL syntax in email parameters
- Multiple failed signup attempts with suspicious patterns
- Database error logs showing SQL injection attempts
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /shopping/signup.php containing SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, OR 1=1
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND url_path="/shopping/signup.php" AND (emailid="*UNION*" OR emailid="*SELECT*" OR emailid="*OR 1=1*")