CVE-2025-9741
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-9741 is an SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Human Resource Integrated System 1.0 affecting the /login_query12.php file. Attackers can remotely exploit this to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially compromising the database. Organizations using this specific HR system version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Human Resource Integrated System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, authentication bypass, and potential server takeover via SQL injection to command execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive HR data (employee records, salaries, personal information), data exfiltration, and potential privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, WAF protection, and database permissions restricting SQL execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly disclosed on GitHub, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check code-projects.org for security updates. 2. If no patch exists, implement workarounds immediately. 3. Consider migrating to a supported, secure alternative.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement parameterized queries or prepared statements for the ID parameter in /login_query12.php
Modify PHP code to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('s', $id);
Web Application Firewall Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting /login_query12.php
Add WAF rule: Block requests to /login_query12.php containing SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, INSERT, DROP, OR 1=1
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the HR system behind a firewall with strict access controls and network segmentation
- Implement database permissions limiting the application account to only necessary operations
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /login_query12.php with SQL injection payloads like: /login_query12.php?id=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check system documentation or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer work and that parameterized queries are implemented in the PHP code📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL patterns
- Requests to /login_query12.php with suspicious parameters
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests to /login_query12.php
- Unusual database query patterns from the application server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/login_query12.php" AND (query="*UNION*" OR query="*SELECT*" OR query="*OR 1=1*")