CVE-2025-12315: Food Ordering System SQLi Vulnerability

CVE-2025-12315 Overview

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in code-projects Food Ordering System version 1.0. This security flaw exists in the /admin/menu.php file, where the itemPrice parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in database queries. An authenticated attacker with administrative access can exploit this vulnerability remotely to inject malicious SQL commands, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application's database.

Critical Impact

Remote SQL injection enables attackers to extract sensitive data, modify database contents, or disrupt application availability through the administrative menu management interface.

Affected Products

• code-projects Food Ordering System 1.0

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-10-27 - CVE-2025-12315 published to NVD
• 2026-02-24 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-12315

Vulnerability Analysis

This vulnerability is a classic SQL injection (CWE-89) resulting from improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands. The application fails to properly validate and sanitize the itemPrice argument in the /admin/menu.php file before incorporating it into database queries. This allows attackers to manipulate the SQL query structure by injecting malicious payloads through the price input field.

The exploit has been publicly disclosed, increasing the risk of exploitation in the wild. While the vulnerability requires high privileges (administrative access) to exploit, the network-accessible attack vector makes it a viable target for attackers who have compromised admin credentials or found other authentication bypass methods.

Root Cause

The root cause is inadequate input validation and the absence of parameterized queries or prepared statements in the menu management functionality. The itemPrice parameter is directly concatenated into SQL queries without proper escaping or type validation, allowing injection of arbitrary SQL syntax. This represents a failure to follow secure coding practices for database interactions, specifically violating CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component).

Attack Vector

The attack is executed remotely over the network against the administrative interface of the Food Ordering System. An attacker with valid administrative credentials can access /admin/menu.php and manipulate the itemPrice parameter when creating or modifying menu items. By crafting a malicious value containing SQL metacharacters and commands, the attacker can alter the intended query logic.

For example, instead of submitting a legitimate price value, an attacker could inject SQL statements that perform unauthorized data extraction using UNION-based techniques, modify database records through stacked queries, or cause denial of service by executing resource-intensive operations. The vulnerability allows partial compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the application database.

Technical details and discussion of this vulnerability can be found in the GitHub Issue Discussion and VulDB entry #329987.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-12315

Indicators of Compromise

• Unusual SQL error messages in application logs originating from /admin/menu.php
• Anomalous itemPrice parameter values containing SQL keywords such as UNION, SELECT, OR, AND, --, or single quotes
• Unexpected database query patterns or execution times in database server logs
• Authentication logs showing repeated access to administrative menu endpoints

Detection Strategies

• Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect SQL injection patterns in POST/GET parameters targeting the menu management endpoint
• Deploy database activity monitoring to identify anomalous query structures or unauthorized data access attempts
• Configure application-level logging to capture and alert on malformed input to the itemPrice field
• Use SentinelOne Singularity Platform to monitor for suspicious process behavior and data exfiltration attempts from the web application server

Monitoring Recommendations

• Enable verbose logging on the web server for requests to /admin/menu.php and related administrative endpoints
• Monitor database query logs for syntax errors or unexpected query patterns that may indicate injection attempts
• Set up alerts for multiple failed or malformed requests to administrative functions within short time windows

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-12315

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict access to the administrative interface (/admin/) to trusted IP addresses using firewall rules or web server configuration
• Review and audit administrative user accounts, removing any unnecessary privileges or compromised credentials
• Deploy a Web Application Firewall with SQL injection detection rules as an immediate protective layer
• Consider taking the application offline if it processes sensitive data until a patch is applied

Patch Information

As of the last modification date (2026-02-24), no official vendor patch has been released for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the Code Projects website and the GitHub issue tracker for updates regarding security fixes.

Organizations using this application in production environments should strongly consider implementing the workarounds below or migrating to a more actively maintained food ordering solution.

Workarounds

• Implement input validation at the application level to ensure itemPrice accepts only numeric values with appropriate decimal precision
• Use prepared statements or parameterized queries if modifying the source code is feasible
• Apply principle of least privilege to database accounts used by the application, limiting write and administrative permissions
• Disable or restrict access to the vulnerable /admin/menu.php endpoint until a proper fix is available

# Example Apache configuration to restrict admin access by IP
<Directory "/var/www/html/admin">
    Order Deny,Allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
    Allow from 10.0.0.0/8
</Directory>