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How CVE-2025-3038 Works
This vulnerability exploits improper input sanitization in the `salary_rate` parameter of `/view_account.php` in Payroll Management System 1.0. Attackers inject malicious SQL queries through crafted HTTP requests, manipulating database operations. The flaw occurs due to lack of prepared statements, allowing unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion. Remote exploitation is possible without authentication, enabling full database compromise. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) confirms network-based attacks with low complexity.
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Platform: Payroll Management System
Version: 1.0
Vulnerability: SQL Injection
Severity: Critical
Date: 05/14/2025
What Undercode Say:
Exploit:
GET /view_account.php?salary_rate=1' UNION SELECT 1,2,3,user(),5-- - HTTP/1.1 Host: target.com
Detection:
sqlmap -u "http://target.com/view_account.php?salary_rate=1" --risk=3 --level=5
Mitigation:
// Use prepared statements
$stmt = $conn->prepare("SELECT FROM accounts WHERE salary_rate = ?");
$stmt->bind_param("s", $_GET['salary_rate']);
WAF Rule:
location ~ view_account.php {
deny all;
}
Log Analysis:
grep "view_account.php" /var/log/apache2/access.log | grep -E "UNION|SELECT|--"
Patch Verification:
curl -s "http://target.com/view_account.php?salary_rate=1'" | grep -q "SQL syntax" && echo "Vulnerable"
Backup Command:
mysqldump -u admin -p payroll_db > payroll_backup.sql
Temporary Fix:
REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON payroll_db. FROM 'webuser'@'%';
Sources:
Reported By: nvd.nist.gov
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