CVE-2025-0948: Tailoring Management System SQLi Flaw

CVE-2025-0948 Overview

CVE-2025-0948 is a SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Tailoring Management System version 1.0. The flaw resides in the incview.php file, where the incid parameter is incorporated into a database query without proper sanitization. Attackers can manipulate this parameter remotely to inject arbitrary SQL statements. The vulnerability requires low-privilege authentication but no user interaction. Public disclosure includes exploit details, increasing the risk of opportunistic attacks against exposed deployments. The weakness is classified under [CWE-89] (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) and [CWE-74] (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output).

Critical Impact

Remote attackers can manipulate the incid parameter in incview.php to execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially exposing or modifying backend database contents.

Affected Products

• itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0
• Vendor: angeljudesuarez
• Component: incview.php

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-02-01 - CVE-2025-0948 published to NVD
• 2025-04-22 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-0948

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability stems from unsanitized user input handling in the incview.php endpoint of the Tailoring Management System. The application accepts the incid argument from an HTTP request and concatenates it directly into a SQL statement. This allows an attacker to break out of the intended query context and append malicious SQL clauses.

Successful exploitation enables data extraction, authentication bypass through query manipulation, and potential modification of database records. Because the attack is performed over the network, no local access to the application server is required.

The vulnerability is tracked under [CWE-89] and the broader injection category [CWE-74]. The exploit has been disclosed publicly through a GitHub issue, lowering the barrier to weaponization.

Root Cause

The root cause is the absence of parameterized queries or prepared statements in the handling of the incid parameter within incview.php. The application relies on direct string concatenation when constructing the SQL query, leaving the input boundary unenforced. No input validation or output encoding is applied before the value reaches the database driver.

Attack Vector

An authenticated attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to incview.php with a manipulated incid value containing SQL metacharacters. The injected payload alters the original query, allowing UNION-based extraction, boolean-based blind enumeration, or error-based disclosure. The attack requires only low privileges and can be automated using common SQL injection tooling.

For exploitation context, refer to the GitHub CVE Issue Discussion and VulDB #294303.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-0948

Indicators of Compromise

• Anomalous values in the incid query parameter containing SQL keywords such as UNION, SELECT, OR 1=1, or comment sequences (--, #).
• Unexpected database errors logged by the web application referencing incview.php.
• Sudden spikes in outbound database traffic or unusually large HTTP response bodies tied to incview.php requests.

Detection Strategies

• Inspect web server access logs for repeated requests to incview.php with encoded SQL syntax in the incid parameter.
• Deploy web application firewall (WAF) signatures for common SQL injection patterns targeting GET parameters.
• Correlate authenticated session activity with anomalous query patterns to identify low-privilege accounts probing the endpoint.

Monitoring Recommendations

• Enable database query logging and alert on queries originating from incview.php that deviate from baseline structure.
• Monitor authentication logs for accounts performing high request volumes against the tailoring management application.
• Forward web, application, and database telemetry to a centralized analytics platform for cross-source correlation.

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-0948

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict network access to the Tailoring Management System until a vendor patch is verified and applied.
• Audit existing application accounts and revoke unused or low-privilege credentials that could be leveraged for exploitation.
• Review web server and database logs for prior indicators of incid parameter manipulation.

Patch Information

No official vendor patch has been published in the referenced advisories. Administrators should monitor the IT Source Code Resource and the VulDB CTIID #294303 entry for remediation updates. Until a fix is available, apply compensating controls described below.

Workarounds

• Implement a WAF rule that blocks SQL metacharacters in the incid parameter of requests to incview.php.
• Modify the application source to use parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database interactions involving user input.
• Enforce strict server-side input validation, accepting only the expected numeric format for incid.
• Apply least-privilege configuration to the database account used by the application to limit the impact of successful injection.

# Example WAF rule (ModSecurity) to block SQLi patterns on incview.php
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@contains /incview.php" \
    "id:1009480,\
     phase:2,\
     chain,\
     deny,\
     status:403,\
     msg:'Potential SQLi on incview.php incid parameter'"
    SecRule ARGS:incid "@rx (?i)(union(\s|/\*.*\*/)+select|or\s+1=1|--|;|/\*)" \
        "t:none,t:urlDecodeUni"