CVE-2025-10459: Beauty Parlour Management System SQLi Flaw

CVE-2025-10459 Overview

A SQL Injection vulnerability has been discovered in PHPGurukul Beauty Parlour Management System version 1.1. This security flaw affects the /admin/all-appointment.php file, where improper handling of the delid parameter allows attackers to inject malicious SQL statements. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication, potentially enabling unauthorized database access, data manipulation, or extraction of sensitive information. The exploit has been publicly disclosed, increasing the risk of widespread exploitation.

Critical Impact

Remote attackers can exploit this SQL Injection vulnerability to compromise database integrity, extract sensitive customer and business data, and potentially gain unauthorized administrative access to the Beauty Parlour Management System.

Affected Products

• PHPGurukul Beauty Parlour Management System 1.1
• Installations using the vulnerable /admin/all-appointment.php endpoint
• Systems with the delid parameter exposed to user input

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-09-15 - CVE-2025-10459 published to NVD
• 2025-10-02 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-10459

Vulnerability Analysis

This SQL Injection vulnerability exists in the administrative appointment management functionality of PHPGurukul Beauty Parlour Management System. The /admin/all-appointment.php endpoint processes the delid parameter without proper input validation or sanitization. When an attacker manipulates this parameter with crafted SQL syntax, the application directly incorporates the malicious input into database queries, bypassing intended application logic.

The network-accessible nature of this vulnerability means attackers can remotely target the application without requiring prior authentication. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized access to the underlying database, allowing attackers to read, modify, or delete sensitive business and customer information stored within the system.

Root Cause

The root cause of this vulnerability is improper input validation (CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component). The application fails to sanitize user-supplied input in the delid parameter before incorporating it into SQL queries. This lack of parameterized queries or prepared statements allows attackers to inject arbitrary SQL code that gets executed by the database engine.

Attack Vector

The attack vector is network-based, allowing remote exploitation without user interaction. An attacker can craft a malicious HTTP request to the /admin/all-appointment.php endpoint with a specially constructed delid parameter value containing SQL injection payloads.

The vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL syntax through the delid parameter. Common exploitation techniques include UNION-based injection to extract data from other tables, boolean-based blind injection to enumerate database contents, and time-based blind injection when direct output is not visible. Attackers may target sensitive information such as administrator credentials, customer personal data, appointment records, and payment information. For detailed technical analysis, refer to the VulDB CVE Analysis #323887 and the GitHub Issue Discussion.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-10459

Indicators of Compromise

• Unusual SQL error messages in web server logs from /admin/all-appointment.php
• HTTP requests to /admin/all-appointment.php containing SQL keywords such as UNION, SELECT, OR, AND, or comment sequences (--, /**/) in the delid parameter
• Anomalous database queries or execution times indicating time-based SQL injection attempts
• Unauthorized data access patterns or bulk data extraction from the database

Detection Strategies

• Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL injection patterns in the delid parameter
• Monitor web server access logs for requests to /admin/all-appointment.php with suspicious query string values
• Implement database activity monitoring to detect unauthorized queries or data extraction attempts
• Configure intrusion detection systems to alert on SQL injection attack signatures

Monitoring Recommendations

• Enable detailed logging for all requests to administrative endpoints including /admin/all-appointment.php
• Set up real-time alerting for database errors that may indicate injection attempts
• Monitor database query patterns for anomalous activity such as UNION statements or information schema queries
• Review access logs regularly for patterns indicative of automated vulnerability scanning

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-10459

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict network access to the /admin/all-appointment.php endpoint using firewall rules or access control lists
• Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with SQL injection protection rules
• Review and audit all administrative endpoints for similar input validation issues
• Consider temporarily disabling the affected functionality until a patch is available

Patch Information

At the time of publication, no official patch has been released by PHPGurukul for this vulnerability. Organizations using the Beauty Parlour Management System should monitor the PHP Gurukul Blog for security updates and patch announcements. In the absence of an official fix, implementing the workarounds below is strongly recommended.

Workarounds

• Implement input validation on the delid parameter to accept only numeric values
• Use prepared statements with parameterized queries to prevent SQL injection
• Restrict access to administrative pages using IP-based allowlists or VPN requirements
• Deploy a reverse proxy with WAF capabilities to filter malicious requests before they reach the application
• Consider migrating to a more actively maintained management system if patches are not forthcoming

# Apache .htaccess configuration to restrict admin access
<Directory "/var/www/html/admin">
    # Allow only specific IP addresses
    Require ip 192.168.1.0/24
    Require ip 10.0.0.0/8
    # Deny all other access
    Require all denied
</Directory>

# ModSecurity rule to block SQL injection in delid parameter
SecRule ARGS:delid "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|;|--|'|\")" \
    "id:100001,phase:2,deny,status:403,msg:'SQL Injection attempt detected in delid parameter'"