CVE-2025-10403: Beauty Parlour Management System SQLi Flaw

CVE-2025-10403 Overview

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in PHPGurukul Beauty Parlour Management System version 1.1. This vulnerability affects the /admin/view-enquiry.php file, where improper handling of the viewid parameter allows attackers to inject malicious SQL queries. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication, potentially allowing unauthorized access to the database, data exfiltration, modification of records, or further compromise of the underlying system.

Critical Impact

Remote attackers can exploit this SQL injection vulnerability to access, modify, or delete sensitive database information including customer records, appointment data, and potentially administrative credentials stored in the Beauty Parlour Management System.

Affected Products

• PHPGurukul Beauty Parlour Management System 1.1

Discovery Timeline

• September 14, 2025 - CVE-2025-10403 published to NVD
• September 18, 2025 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-10403

Vulnerability Analysis

This SQL injection vulnerability exists in the administrative interface of the Beauty Parlour Management System, specifically within the enquiry viewing functionality. The application fails to properly sanitize or parameterize user-supplied input in the viewid parameter before incorporating it into SQL queries. This classic injection flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the database query structure by injecting arbitrary SQL code through the vulnerable parameter.

The network-accessible nature of this vulnerability means that any attacker who can reach the web application can attempt exploitation without requiring prior authentication or user interaction. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized data access, data manipulation, or complete database compromise depending on the database configuration and permissions.

Root Cause

The root cause of CVE-2025-10403 is insufficient input validation and the lack of parameterized queries (prepared statements) in the /admin/view-enquiry.php file. The application directly concatenates the viewid parameter value into SQL queries without proper sanitization, escaping, or use of prepared statements. This violates secure coding practices and exposes the application to classic SQL injection attacks (CWE-89).

Attack Vector

The attack vector is network-based, requiring only HTTP/HTTPS access to the vulnerable endpoint. An attacker can craft malicious requests to /admin/view-enquiry.php with specially crafted viewid parameter values containing SQL syntax. The injected SQL code is then executed by the database server with the privileges of the application's database user.

Typical attack patterns include:

• Union-based injection to extract data from other tables
• Boolean-based blind injection to enumerate database contents
• Time-based blind injection when direct output is not available
• Stacked queries (if supported) to execute additional SQL statements

The exploit for this vulnerability has been publicly disclosed, increasing the risk of exploitation in the wild. For technical details, refer to the GitHub Issue #7 disclosure.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-10403

Indicators of Compromise

• Unusual HTTP requests to /admin/view-enquiry.php containing SQL syntax characters such as single quotes, double dashes, or UNION keywords in the viewid parameter
• Database error messages in web server logs indicating SQL syntax errors
• Unexpected database queries or long-running queries originating from the web application
• Evidence of data exfiltration or unauthorized database access in audit logs

Detection Strategies

• Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL injection patterns in the viewid parameter
• Enable detailed logging on the web server and database to capture suspicious query patterns
• Implement intrusion detection system (IDS) signatures for common SQL injection payloads targeting this endpoint
• Monitor for anomalous access patterns to the /admin/view-enquiry.php endpoint

Monitoring Recommendations

• Configure alerts for SQL error messages appearing in application or web server logs
• Set up database activity monitoring to detect unusual query patterns or data access
• Monitor network traffic for large data transfers from the database server that may indicate exfiltration
• Review access logs regularly for requests to administrative endpoints from unexpected IP addresses

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-10403

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict access to the /admin/ directory to trusted IP addresses only using firewall rules or web server configuration
• Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with SQL injection protection enabled
• Consider taking the application offline until a patch is available or workarounds are in place
• Audit database logs for any signs of prior exploitation

Patch Information

As of the last NVD update on September 18, 2025, no official patch has been released by PHPGurukul for this vulnerability. Monitor the PHPGurukul website for security updates. Additional technical details are available through VulDB #323838.

Workarounds

• Implement input validation on the viewid parameter to accept only numeric values
• Modify the vulnerable PHP code to use prepared statements (PDO or MySQLi) instead of direct query concatenation
• Deploy a reverse proxy with ModSecurity or similar WAF capabilities to filter malicious requests
• Restrict database user privileges to minimum required permissions to limit impact of successful exploitation

# Apache .htaccess restriction example for /admin/ directory
# Add to .htaccess in the admin directory
<Files "view-enquiry.php">
    Order Deny,Allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
    Allow from 10.0.0.0/8
</Files>

# Alternative: Block requests with suspicious SQL patterns
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|--|') [NC]
RewriteRule ^admin/view-enquiry\.php$ - [F,L]