CVE-2025-10812: Hostel Management System SQLi Vulnerability

CVE-2025-10812 Overview

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in code-projects Hostel Management System version 1.0. This security flaw affects the /justines/admin/mod_amenities/index.php?view=view endpoint, where improper handling of the ID parameter allows attackers to inject malicious SQL commands. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive database information, data manipulation, or complete database compromise.

Critical Impact

Remote attackers can exploit this SQL injection vulnerability to extract sensitive hostel management data, modify database records, or potentially gain unauthorized administrative access to the application.

Affected Products

• Angeljudesuarez Hostel Management System 1.0
• code-projects Hostel Management System 1.0

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-09-22 - CVE-2025-10812 published to NVD
• 2025-09-23 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-10812

Vulnerability Analysis

This SQL injection vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation and sanitization in the Hostel Management System's administrative module. The affected endpoint (/justines/admin/mod_amenities/index.php?view=view) processes the ID parameter without properly escaping or parameterizing user-supplied input before incorporating it into database queries.

When a request is made to view amenity details, the application directly concatenates the ID parameter value into SQL statements. This allows an attacker to craft malicious input that breaks out of the intended query structure and executes arbitrary SQL commands against the underlying database.

The vulnerability is classified under CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component), commonly known as injection vulnerabilities. SQL injection attacks through this vector could allow attackers to read sensitive data from other database tables, modify or delete data, execute administrative operations, or in some cases, issue commands to the operating system.

Root Cause

The root cause of this vulnerability stems from the direct use of user-controlled input in SQL query construction without proper sanitization or the use of prepared statements with parameterized queries. The ID parameter passed via the URL is likely concatenated directly into a SQL SELECT statement, allowing special characters and SQL syntax to be interpreted by the database engine rather than treated as literal data values.

Attack Vector

The attack can be initiated remotely over the network by any unauthenticated attacker who can access the vulnerable endpoint. An attacker would craft a malicious HTTP request to the /justines/admin/mod_amenities/index.php endpoint with a manipulated ID parameter containing SQL injection payloads.

Common exploitation techniques include:

• Union-based injection to extract data from other tables
• Boolean-based blind injection to infer database contents
• Time-based blind injection using database-specific delay functions
• Error-based injection to extract information through error messages

The exploit has been publicly disclosed, as documented in the GitHub Issue Discussion, increasing the risk of widespread exploitation.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-10812

Indicators of Compromise

• Unusual SQL syntax or escape characters in web server access logs for the /justines/admin/mod_amenities/index.php endpoint
• Requests containing common SQL injection patterns such as single quotes, UNION SELECT statements, or SQL comment sequences in the ID parameter
• Database error messages appearing in HTTP responses indicating query syntax errors
• Abnormal database query execution times potentially indicating time-based blind injection attempts

Detection Strategies

• Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block common SQL injection patterns in request parameters
• Implement intrusion detection system (IDS) signatures for SQL injection attack patterns targeting PHP applications
• Enable detailed logging on the database server to capture unusual query patterns or unauthorized data access attempts
• Monitor for failed authentication attempts or privilege escalation activities following potential SQL injection exploitation

Monitoring Recommendations

• Review web server access logs regularly for requests to /justines/admin/mod_amenities/index.php with suspicious ID parameter values
• Set up alerts for database queries containing UNION, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, or DROP statements originating from web application connections
• Monitor for unexpected data exfiltration patterns or large query result sets that may indicate successful data extraction
• Track any changes to administrative user accounts or permissions that could result from exploitation

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-10812

Immediate Actions Required

• Remove or disable public access to the Hostel Management System until the vulnerability can be remediated
• Implement input validation to ensure the ID parameter only accepts expected numeric values
• Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with SQL injection protection rules as a temporary mitigation
• Review database access logs for any evidence of prior exploitation and audit database integrity

Patch Information

At the time of this advisory, no official vendor patch has been released for this vulnerability. Organizations using this software should contact the vendor or consult the Code Projects Resource Hub for potential updates. Additional technical details can be found in VulDB #325170.

Given the public disclosure of this vulnerability and the absence of an official patch, organizations are strongly advised to implement the workarounds below or consider alternative software solutions.

Workarounds

• Implement server-side input validation to restrict the ID parameter to numeric values only using regular expression filtering or type casting
• Modify the application code to use prepared statements with parameterized queries instead of string concatenation for database operations
• Restrict network access to the administrative interface using IP whitelisting or VPN requirements
• Place the application behind a reverse proxy with SQL injection filtering capabilities
• Consider temporarily taking the application offline if it contains sensitive data and cannot be adequately protected

Organizations should prioritize migrating to properly secured software or implementing comprehensive code remediation to address this fundamental injection vulnerability.