CVE-2019-25460: Web-ofisi Ticaret SQL Injection Flaw

CVE-2019-25460 Overview

CVE-2019-25460 is an SQL Injection vulnerability in Web Ofisi Platinum E-Ticaret v5 that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting malicious SQL code through the q GET parameter. Attackers can send crafted requests to the arama endpoint with malicious q values using time-based SQL injection techniques to extract sensitive database information, potentially compromising the entire e-commerce platform's data integrity and confidentiality.

Critical Impact

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this SQL injection to extract sensitive customer data, credentials, and financial information from the e-commerce database without any authentication requirements.

Affected Products

• Web Ofisi Platinum E-Ticaret v5
• Web-ofisi Ticaret version 5.0.0

Discovery Timeline

• 2026-02-22 - CVE-2019-25460 published to NVD
• 2026-02-26 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2019-25460

Vulnerability Analysis

This SQL Injection vulnerability (CWE-89) affects the search functionality of the Web Ofisi Platinum E-Ticaret e-commerce platform. The application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input in the q GET parameter before incorporating it into SQL queries executed against the backend database. This allows attackers to inject arbitrary SQL statements that the database server executes with the same privileges as the application.

The vulnerability is accessible over the network without requiring any authentication or user interaction. An attacker can achieve high confidentiality impact by extracting sensitive data from the database, and low integrity impact by potentially modifying database records.

Root Cause

The root cause of this vulnerability is improper input validation and lack of parameterized queries in the search functionality. The arama endpoint directly concatenates user-supplied input from the q parameter into SQL statements without sanitization or prepared statement usage. This classic SQL injection pattern allows attackers to break out of the intended query context and execute arbitrary database commands.

Attack Vector

The attack is conducted remotely over the network by sending HTTP GET requests to the vulnerable arama endpoint. Attackers craft malicious payloads in the q parameter that utilize time-based blind SQL injection techniques. By observing response time delays caused by database sleep functions, attackers can systematically extract data character by character from the database without receiving direct error messages or query results in the response.

The vulnerability can be exploited by sending requests such as accessing the arama endpoint with a q parameter containing SQL injection payloads that include time-based techniques like SLEEP() or BENCHMARK() functions. Technical details and proof-of-concept information can be found in the Exploit-DB #47140 entry.

Detection Methods for CVE-2019-25460

Indicators of Compromise

• Unusual database query patterns or increased query execution times on the e-commerce application
• HTTP access logs showing requests to the arama endpoint with suspicious q parameter values containing SQL syntax
• Database logs indicating SLEEP, BENCHMARK, or other time-based function calls
• Multiple sequential requests with varying injection payloads targeting the search functionality

Detection Strategies

• Deploy Web Application Firewalls (WAF) with SQL injection detection rules to identify and block malicious payloads
• Implement database activity monitoring to detect anomalous query patterns and time-based injection attempts
• Configure intrusion detection systems (IDS) to alert on requests containing common SQL injection patterns like UNION SELECT, SLEEP(), or single quote characters
• Enable detailed access logging on the web server and monitor for requests to the arama endpoint with encoded or obfuscated parameter values

Monitoring Recommendations

• Set up real-time alerting for unusual response time patterns that may indicate time-based SQL injection attempts
• Monitor database server CPU utilization for spikes that could indicate BENCHMARK-based attacks
• Implement rate limiting on the search endpoint to slow down automated exploitation attempts
• Review access logs regularly for patterns of systematic probing typical of SQL injection exploitation

How to Mitigate CVE-2019-25460

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict access to the arama search endpoint until a patch is available
• Deploy a Web Application Firewall with SQL injection protection in blocking mode
• Implement input validation on the q parameter to allow only expected characters (alphanumeric, spaces)
• Consider temporarily disabling the search functionality if exploitation risk is deemed critical

Patch Information

No vendor patch information is currently available for this vulnerability. Organizations should contact Web Ofisi directly regarding security updates for Platinum E-Ticaret v5. For additional information, refer to the Web Ofisi Product Details page or the VulnCheck Security Advisory.

Workarounds

• Implement a reverse proxy or WAF rule to sanitize or block requests containing SQL injection patterns in the q parameter
• Apply network-level access controls to limit exposure of the e-commerce platform to trusted networks
• Use database account restrictions to limit the application's database user privileges, reducing the impact of successful exploitation
• Consider implementing a custom input filter at the application level that strips or encodes potentially dangerous characters before processing search queries

# Example WAF rule for ModSecurity to block SQL injection attempts on the arama endpoint
SecRule ARGS:q "@detectSQLi" \
    "id:1001,\
    phase:2,\
    deny,\
    status:403,\
    msg:'SQL Injection attempt detected in search parameter',\
    log,\
    logdata:'Matched Data: %{MATCHED_VAR}'"