CVE-2018-25415 Overview
CVE-2018-25415 is an SQL injection vulnerability [CWE-89] in AiOPMSD Final 1.0.0, an open-source project distributed via SourceForge. The flaw resides in director.php, where the director parameter is passed unsanitized into a backend SQL query. Unauthenticated remote attackers can send crafted GET requests to inject arbitrary SQL statements. Successful exploitation discloses database contents including usernames, database names, and version metadata. A public proof-of-concept exists in Exploit-DB entry 45690, lowering the barrier to exploitation.
Critical Impact
Unauthenticated remote attackers can extract sensitive database content from AiOPMSD Final 1.0.0 by injecting SQL into the director GET parameter of director.php.
Affected Products
- AiOPMSD Final 1.0.0
- Distributions hosted on the AIOPMSD SourceForge project page
- Any deployment exposing director.php to untrusted clients
Discovery Timeline
- 2026-05-30 - CVE-2018-25415 published to NVD
- 2026-06-01 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2018-25415
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability is a classic SQL injection in the director.php endpoint of AiOPMSD Final 1.0.0. The application accepts the director query string parameter and concatenates its value directly into an SQL statement. No prepared statements, parameter binding, or input sanitization protect the query path.
An unauthenticated attacker can issue a GET request that appends UNION-based or boolean payloads to the director parameter. The database engine executes the attacker-supplied SQL alongside the legitimate query. Public exploitation demonstrates extraction of user(), database(), and version() output, confirming read access to metadata and stored records.
The weakness maps to CWE-89, Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command. A working proof-of-concept is published at Exploit-DB #45690.
Root Cause
The root cause is missing input validation and the absence of parameterized queries. The director.php handler trusts user-supplied input and passes it into a dynamically built SQL string. Any character with SQL semantics, including single quotes, comments, and UNION, alters query structure.
Attack Vector
Exploitation requires only network access to the application. The attacker crafts a URL such as GET /director.php?director=<payload> and submits standard HTTP. No authentication, session, or user interaction is needed. Refer to the VulnCheck SQL Injection Advisory for payload structure details.
No verified exploit code is reproduced here. See the Exploit-DB #45690 listing for the original proof-of-concept request.
Detection Methods for CVE-2018-25415
Indicators of Compromise
- HTTP GET requests targeting director.php containing SQL keywords such as UNION, SELECT, information_schema, or -- in the director parameter.
- Web server logs showing unusual response sizes or HTTP 500 errors tied to director.php requests.
- Database error strings (for example, MySQL syntax errors) returned in HTTP responses to external clients.
Detection Strategies
- Inspect web server access logs for anomalous director parameter values, especially URL-encoded SQL metacharacters (%27, %20OR%20, %23).
- Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule set, such as OWASP CRS, to flag SQL injection patterns hitting director.php.
- Correlate failed query events from database audit logs with inbound HTTP requests to identify injection attempts.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Forward web server and database logs to a centralized logging or SIEM platform for retention and query.
- Alert on bursts of requests to director.php from a single source address within short time windows.
- Monitor for unexpected outbound database queries that reference mysql.user, information_schema, or system tables.
How to Mitigate CVE-2018-25415
Immediate Actions Required
- Restrict network exposure of AiOPMSD Final 1.0.0 instances to trusted networks or place them behind an authenticating reverse proxy.
- Block or filter requests to director.php containing SQL metacharacters at the WAF or reverse proxy layer.
- Audit application database accounts and rotate credentials that may have been exposed through prior exploitation attempts.
Patch Information
No vendor patch is referenced in the available advisories. AiOPMSD Final 1.0.0 is distributed through the AIOPMSD SourceForge project and the latest download archive. Operators should consult these sources for updates and, in the absence of a fix, plan migration away from the affected version.
Workarounds
- Apply virtual patching at the WAF to reject requests where the director parameter does not match an allowlist of expected values.
- Modify director.php to use parameterized queries or prepared statements through PDO or mysqli rather than string concatenation.
- Limit the application's database account to least-privilege read access on only the required tables, removing rights to information_schema where possible.
- Disable verbose database error output in production to reduce information available to attackers probing for injection.
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