CVE-2025-0947: Tailoring Management System SQLi Vulnerability

CVE-2025-0947 Overview

CVE-2025-0947 is a SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0. The flaw resides in the expview.php file, where the expid parameter is passed to a database query without proper sanitization. Remote attackers can manipulate this argument to inject arbitrary SQL statements. The exploit details have been disclosed publicly, increasing the risk of opportunistic exploitation against exposed instances. The weakness maps to [CWE-89] SQL Injection and [CWE-74] Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output.

Critical Impact

Authenticated remote attackers can inject SQL through the expid parameter in expview.php, potentially exposing or modifying data stored in the Tailoring Management System database.

Affected Products

• itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0
• angeljudesuarez tailoring_management_system 1.0
• Deployments using the vulnerable expview.php endpoint

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-02-01 - CVE-2025-0947 published to NVD
• 2025-05-13 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-0947

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability exists in the expview.php script of itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0. The script accepts the expid HTTP parameter and incorporates its value directly into a SQL query. Because the value is not sanitized, parameterized, or escaped, an attacker can append SQL syntax to alter the query's logic. Exploitation requires network access to the application and, according to the CVSS vector, low privileges. The disclosed proof of concept lowers the barrier to exploitation, allowing attackers to extract data, enumerate tables, or modify records depending on the database user's privileges.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper neutralization of special characters in a SQL statement, classified as [CWE-89]. Developer code concatenates user-controlled input from expid into the query string instead of using prepared statements with bound parameters. Any quote, comment marker, or SQL keyword in the request is interpreted as part of the query.

Attack Vector

Attackers send crafted HTTP requests to expview.php with malicious values in the expid parameter. Typical payloads use UNION-based, boolean-based, or time-based techniques to enumerate the schema and exfiltrate records. No special tooling is required beyond a web browser or HTTP client. See the GitHub issue tracker for the public disclosure and VulDB entry #294302 for additional technical context.

No verified exploit code is republished here. The disclosed proof of concept and technical details are available in the references above.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-0947

Indicators of Compromise

• HTTP requests targeting expview.php with SQL metacharacters such as ', --, UNION, SLEEP(, or OR 1=1 in the expid parameter
• Web server logs showing abnormally long or encoded expid values
• Database error messages or stack traces surfaced through expview.php responses
• Spikes in SELECT query volume or query latency correlated with traffic to expview.php

Detection Strategies

• Deploy web application firewall (WAF) rules that inspect the expid parameter for SQL injection signatures
• Enable database query logging and alert on anomalous query structures or UNION-based reads against tailoring system tables
• Correlate web access logs with database audit logs to identify suspicious request-to-query patterns

Monitoring Recommendations

• Continuously monitor outbound traffic from the application server for unexpected data egress
• Track failed authentication and authorization events that may follow data extraction
• Review web server logs for repeated 500-series errors originating from expview.php

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-0947

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict access to expview.php at the network or reverse proxy layer until a fix is applied
• Apply input validation and a strict allowlist for the expid parameter, accepting only expected integer values
• Audit database accounts used by the application and enforce least privilege on the tailoring database
• Review web and database logs for prior exploitation indicators referencing expview.php

Patch Information

No vendor patch is referenced in the available advisory data. Organizations operating itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0 should monitor the itsourcecode website and the GitHub issue tracker for remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, code maintainers should refactor the affected query to use prepared statements with bound parameters.

Workarounds

• Place the application behind a WAF with SQL injection signatures enabled for the expid parameter
• Implement server-side type checking to reject any non-numeric value supplied to expid
• Disable verbose database error messages in production to reduce information leakage
• If the affected functionality is not required, remove or rename expview.php to eliminate the attack surface

# Example Nginx rule to enforce numeric expid values
location = /expview.php {
    if ($arg_expid !~ "^[0-9]+$") {
        return 400;
    }
}