CVE-2025-10793: Fabian E-commerce Website SQLi Vulnerability

CVE-2025-10793 Overview

A SQL Injection vulnerability has been identified in code-projects E-Commerce Website version 1.0. This vulnerability affects the /pages/admin_account_delete.php file, where improper handling of the user_id parameter allows attackers to inject malicious SQL queries. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication, potentially allowing unauthorized access to the database, data manipulation, and administrative account compromise.

Critical Impact

Remote attackers can exploit the SQL injection vulnerability to extract sensitive data, modify database records, delete administrative accounts, or potentially gain unauthorized access to the underlying system through database manipulation techniques.

Affected Products

• Fabian E-Commerce Website 1.0
• code-projects E-Commerce Website 1.0

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-09-22 - CVE-2025-10793 published to NVD
• 2025-10-23 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-10793

Vulnerability Analysis

This SQL Injection vulnerability exists within the administrative functionality of the E-Commerce Website application. The affected endpoint /pages/admin_account_delete.php is designed to handle administrative account deletion operations but fails to properly sanitize or parameterize the user_id input parameter before incorporating it into SQL queries.

The vulnerability is classified under CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component), which encompasses injection flaws where user-controlled input is not properly validated before being passed to an interpreter. In this case, the SQL database interpreter processes attacker-controlled data as part of the query structure rather than as data values.

The exploit for this vulnerability has been publicly disclosed, significantly increasing the risk of active exploitation in the wild. Organizations running vulnerable versions should prioritize remediation efforts immediately.

Root Cause

The root cause of this vulnerability is insufficient input validation and the use of unsanitized user input in SQL query construction. The user_id parameter is directly concatenated or interpolated into SQL statements without proper escaping, parameterization, or prepared statement usage. This allows attackers to break out of the intended query context and inject arbitrary SQL commands.

Attack Vector

The attack can be initiated remotely over the network without requiring authentication. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests to the /pages/admin_account_delete.php endpoint with specially crafted user_id parameter values containing SQL metacharacters and injection payloads.

The vulnerability allows manipulation of database queries to perform unauthorized actions such as:

• Extracting sensitive data from the database (usernames, passwords, customer information)
• Modifying or deleting existing records
• Bypassing authentication mechanisms
• Potentially executing system commands if database permissions allow

For detailed technical information about the exploitation mechanism, refer to the GitHub CVE Report.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-10793

Indicators of Compromise

• Suspicious HTTP requests to /pages/admin_account_delete.php containing SQL keywords such as UNION, SELECT, DROP, DELETE, or INSERT
• Anomalous user_id parameter values containing special characters like single quotes ('), double dashes (--), or semicolons (;)
• Unexpected database queries or errors in application logs related to the admin account deletion functionality
• Unauthorized modifications to administrative accounts or database records

Detection Strategies

• Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL injection attack patterns targeting the user_id parameter
• Implement database activity monitoring to detect unusual query patterns or unauthorized data access attempts
• Enable detailed logging for the /pages/admin_account_delete.php endpoint and monitor for suspicious input patterns
• Configure intrusion detection systems (IDS) to alert on SQL injection signatures in HTTP traffic

Monitoring Recommendations

• Review web server access logs for requests to /pages/admin_account_delete.php with encoded or obfuscated payloads
• Monitor database audit logs for failed authentication attempts, privilege escalation, or bulk data extraction
• Set up alerting for any unexpected administrative account changes or deletions
• Track network traffic for data exfiltration patterns that may indicate successful exploitation

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-10793

Immediate Actions Required

• Disable or restrict access to the /pages/admin_account_delete.php endpoint until a patch can be applied
• Implement network-level access controls to limit administrative functionality to trusted IP addresses
• Deploy WAF rules specifically targeting SQL injection attempts on the vulnerable endpoint
• Review database and application logs for evidence of prior exploitation attempts
• Consider taking the affected application offline if it processes sensitive data and no immediate fix is available

Patch Information

At the time of publication, no official vendor patch has been released for this vulnerability. Organizations should monitor the Code Projects website for security updates and patch availability. Additional vulnerability details can be found in the VulDB entry #325150.

Workarounds

• Implement input validation on the user_id parameter to accept only numeric values
• Refactor the vulnerable code to use parameterized queries or prepared statements instead of string concatenation
• Apply the principle of least privilege to database accounts used by the application
• Deploy a reverse proxy with SQL injection filtering capabilities in front of the application
• Restrict access to administrative endpoints using IP whitelisting or VPN requirements

# Example: Restrict access to admin pages via Apache configuration
<Location /pages/admin_account_delete.php>
    Require ip 10.0.0.0/8
    Require ip 192.168.0.0/16
</Location>