CVE-2025-9155
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes an SQL injection vulnerability in the Online Tour and Travel Management System 1.0. Attackers can exploit the email parameter in the forget_password.php file to execute arbitrary SQL commands. All users running 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 leading to data theft, authentication bypass, privilege escalation, and potential system takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to user data, password hashes, and sensitive travel information stored in the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. The vulnerability requires no authentication and has simple exploitation vectors.
🛠️ 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 forget_password.php file.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection rules to block malicious requests targeting the forget_password.php endpoint.
Input Validation
allImplement server-side validation for the email parameter to reject suspicious characters and patterns.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or restrict access to the /user/forget_password.php endpoint if not essential.
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the vulnerable system from critical assets.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the forget_password.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the email parameter and observe database errors or unexpected behavior.
Check Version:
Check the software version in the application's admin panel or configuration files.
Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer produce database errors or unauthorized data access.
📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL syntax in email parameter logs
- Multiple failed password reset attempts from single IP
- Database error messages in application logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /user/forget_password.php containing SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, or --
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/user/forget_password.php" AND (email="*UNION*" OR email="*SELECT*" OR email="*--*")