CVE-2025-11600: Simple Food Ordering System SQLi Flaw

CVE-2025-11600 Overview

CVE-2025-11600 is a SQL injection vulnerability affecting code-projects Simple Food Ordering System version 1.0. The flaw resides in the editcategory.php script, where the cname parameter is passed directly into a SQL query without proper sanitization. Attackers can manipulate this argument to inject arbitrary SQL statements against the backing database. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely over the network and requires only low-privilege authentication. The exploit details have been disclosed publicly through VulDB and a GitHub issue tracker, increasing the likelihood of opportunistic abuse against exposed instances.

Critical Impact
Authenticated remote attackers can inject SQL through the cname parameter of editcategory.php, enabling unauthorized read and write access to the application database.

Affected Products

Fabian Simple Food Ordering System 1.0
Component: editcategory.php
Vulnerable parameter: cname

Discovery Timeline

2025-10-11 - CVE-2025-11600 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-11600

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability is a SQL Injection classified under [CWE-89] (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) and [CWE-74] (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output). The editcategory.php script accepts a cname argument from the HTTP request and concatenates it into a SQL statement used to update or query category records. Because the input is not validated, parameterized, or escaped, attacker-supplied SQL syntax breaks out of the intended query context and executes against the database engine.

The application appears to lack prepared statements or input filtering on this endpoint. Exploitation does not require elevated privileges beyond an authenticated low-privileged user session. The EPSS score for this issue is 0.301%, reflecting current exploitation probability in the wild, though public disclosure raises operational risk for exposed deployments.

Root Cause

The root cause is direct string concatenation of untrusted input into a SQL query within editcategory.php. The cname parameter flows from the HTTP request into the database driver without escaping or type enforcement. PHP applications using the legacy mysqli_query or mysql_query pattern with concatenated variables are the typical source of this class of defect.

Attack Vector

An authenticated attacker submits a crafted HTTP request to editcategory.php with a malicious cname value. Payloads using SQL meta-characters such as single quotes, UNION SELECT, or stacked queries allow the attacker to read arbitrary tables, modify category records, or in some configurations write files to the web root. No user interaction is required beyond sending the request, and the attack is deliverable over the network. See the GitHub CVE Issue Discussion and VulDB #327921 for public technical details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-11600

Indicators of Compromise

HTTP requests to editcategory.php containing SQL meta-characters in the cname parameter, such as ', --, UNION, SELECT, or OR 1=1.
Unexpected modifications to the category table or related records in the Simple Food Ordering System database.
Web server access logs showing repeated POST or GET requests to editcategory.php from a single source with varying cname values.

Detection Strategies

Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) signature that inspects the cname parameter for common SQL injection patterns.
Enable database query logging and alert on queries against category tables containing unexpected UNION clauses, comment sequences, or boolean tautologies.
Correlate authenticated session activity with anomalous parameter payloads reaching editcategory.php.

Monitoring Recommendations

Monitor for outbound data transfers from the database server following category management activity, which may indicate data exfiltration.
Alert on error responses from PHP that include database error strings, which attackers use to enumerate schema through error-based injection.
Track authentication anomalies for accounts that subsequently access administrative endpoints such as editcategory.php.

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-11600

Immediate Actions Required

Restrict network access to the Simple Food Ordering System administrative interface, allowing only trusted IP ranges.
Disable or take offline any internet-exposed instances of Simple Food Ordering System 1.0 until a fix is applied.
Audit application accounts and revoke unnecessary privileges from users that can reach editcategory.php.

Patch Information

No official vendor patch or advisory is currently referenced in the NVD entry. Administrators should monitor the Code Projects Resource Hub and the GitHub CVE Issue Discussion for vendor updates. Until a patch is released, apply the workarounds below and consider migrating to a maintained alternative.

Workarounds

Modify editcategory.php to use prepared statements with parameterized queries via mysqli or PDO, replacing any string concatenation of the cname value.
Apply server-side input validation that restricts cname to an allowlist of characters, rejecting SQL meta-characters and length outliers.
Enforce least-privilege database accounts so the web application connects with an account that cannot execute DROP, LOAD_FILE, or INTO OUTFILE.
Place a WAF in front of the application with rules blocking SQL injection payloads targeting the cname parameter on editcategory.php.

bash

# Example WAF-style pattern to block suspicious cname values (ModSecurity)
SecRule ARGS:cname "@rx (?i)(union(\s|/\*.*\*/)+select|--|;|/\*|\bor\b\s+\d+=\d+|\bsleep\s*\()" \
    "id:1011600,phase:2,deny,status:403,log,msg:'CVE-2025-11600 SQLi attempt on editcategory.php'"