CVE-2025-9926
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-9926 is a SQL injection vulnerability in the Travel Management System 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the t1 parameter in /viewsubcategory.php. This affects all users running the vulnerable version of this software, potentially leading to data theft, modification, or system compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- Projectworlds Travel Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data exfiltration, data destruction, privilege escalation to system-level access, and potential remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized database access leading to sensitive data exposure (user credentials, personal information, travel records), data manipulation, and potential application takeover.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only allowing data viewing without modification.
🎯 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: None found
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing parameterized queries or input validation as workaround, or replace with alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd input validation and sanitization for the t1 parameter in viewsubcategory.php
Edit viewsubcategory.php to add: $t1 = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $_GET['t1']);
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS:t1 "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the Travel Management System from critical databases
- Deploy database monitoring and alerting for suspicious SQL queries
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by accessing /viewsubcategory.php?t1=1' OR '1'='1 and checking for SQL errors or unexpected behaviorCheck Version:
Check application files or documentation for version information, typically in README or config filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test the same payload after implementing fixes - should return proper error handling without SQL errors📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- SQL syntax errors in application logs
- Unusual database queries from web server IP
- Multiple failed parameter validation attempts
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /viewsubcategory.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database traffic patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/viewsubcategory.php" AND (param="t1" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|--|#|;)")