CVE-2025-9028
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-9028 is a SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Online Medicine Guide 1.0 affecting the /adphar.php file. Attackers can manipulate the 'phuname' parameter to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially compromising the database. Organizations using this software are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Online Medicine Guide
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data manipulation, or full system takeover via SQL injection to RCE chaining.
Likely Case
Unauthorized database access allowing extraction of sensitive medical data, user credentials, or administrative privileges.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or partial data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. Remote exploitation requires no authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updates. 2. If no patch, implement workarounds. 3. Consider replacing software if unsupported.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd input validation to sanitize the 'phuname' parameter before processing.
Modify /adphar.php to filter user input using prepared statements or parameterized queries.
Access Restriction
allRestrict access to vulnerable file using web server rules.
For Apache: Add 'Deny from all' to .htaccess for /adphar.php
For Nginx: Add 'location /adphar.php { deny all; }' to config
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting /adphar.php
- Isolate the application in a segmented network with strict database access controls
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /adphar.php with SQL injection payloads in 'phuname' parameter and observe database errors or unexpected behavior.Check Version:
Check software documentation or configuration files for version information.Verify Fix Applied:
After applying fixes, retest with SQL injection payloads to confirm they are blocked or sanitized.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts or parameter manipulation in access logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /adphar.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database query patterns from application server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/adphar.php" AND (param="phuname" AND value CONTAINS "UNION" OR value CONTAINS "SELECT" OR value CONTAINS "' OR '")