CVE-2025-14989: Beauty Parlor Management System SQLi Flaw

CVE-2025-14989 Overview

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in Campcodes Complete Online Beauty Parlor Management System version 1.0. This issue affects the file /admin/search-invoices.php, where improper handling of user input allows attackers to inject malicious SQL queries. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive database information.

Critical Impact

Remote attackers can exploit this SQL injection vulnerability to extract, modify, or delete data from the underlying database, potentially compromising customer information, business records, and administrative credentials stored in the beauty parlor management system.

Affected Products

• Campcodes Complete Online Beauty Parlor Management System version 1.0
• Systems running /admin/search-invoices.php endpoint

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-12-21 - CVE-2025-14989 published to NVD
• 2025-12-30 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-14989

Vulnerability Analysis

This vulnerability exists in the /admin/search-invoices.php file of the Campcodes Complete Online Beauty Parlor Management System. The application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before incorporating it into SQL queries, creating a classic SQL injection attack surface. The exploit has been publicly disclosed, increasing the risk of widespread exploitation against vulnerable installations.

The vulnerability is classified under CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component), which encompasses injection flaws where untrusted data is sent to an interpreter as part of a command or query. In this case, the downstream component is the SQL database engine.

Root Cause

The root cause of this vulnerability is the absence of proper input validation and parameterized queries in the invoice search functionality. The application directly concatenates user-supplied search parameters into SQL query strings without sanitization, escaping, or the use of prepared statements. This allows attackers to break out of the intended query structure and inject arbitrary SQL commands.

Attack Vector

The attack can be launched remotely over the network without requiring authentication. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests to the /admin/search-invoices.php endpoint, embedding SQL injection payloads in the search parameters. The application's failure to validate input allows these payloads to be executed directly against the database.

Successful exploitation could enable an attacker to:

• Extract sensitive customer data including personal information and payment details
• Retrieve administrative credentials stored in the database
• Modify or delete business records and invoices
• Potentially escalate access to the underlying server depending on database configuration

Technical details and proof-of-concept information are available through the GitHub Issue Discussion and VulDB entry #337683.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-14989

Indicators of Compromise

• Unusual or malformed requests to /admin/search-invoices.php containing SQL syntax characters such as single quotes, double dashes, or UNION statements
• Database error messages appearing in web server logs indicating SQL syntax errors
• Unexpected database queries or data access patterns in database audit logs
• Signs of data exfiltration or unauthorized data modifications in invoice records

Detection Strategies

• Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL injection patterns targeting the /admin/search-invoices.php endpoint
• Monitor web server access logs for requests containing SQL injection signatures such as ' OR 1=1, UNION SELECT, or comment sequences
• Enable database query logging and alert on queries containing anomalous patterns or unauthorized table access
• Deploy intrusion detection systems (IDS) with signatures for common SQL injection attack patterns

Monitoring Recommendations

• Configure real-time alerting for any access to /admin/search-invoices.php with suspicious query parameters
• Monitor for bulk data retrieval or unusual response sizes from the invoice search functionality
• Review authentication logs for attempts to use credentials extracted through SQL injection
• Implement database activity monitoring to detect unauthorized read operations on sensitive tables

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-14989

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict access to the /admin/search-invoices.php endpoint using network-level controls or web server configuration until a patch is available
• Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with SQL injection detection rules to filter malicious requests
• Audit the database for signs of compromise and rotate any potentially exposed credentials
• Consider taking the vulnerable application offline if it contains sensitive customer data and cannot be adequately protected

Patch Information

No official vendor patch has been identified for this vulnerability at this time. The vendor, Campcodes, has not released a security advisory addressing this issue. Organizations using this software should contact the vendor directly or consider alternative solutions. For additional context, refer to the CampCodes website and monitor for security updates.

Workarounds

• Implement input validation at the application level by modifying the PHP code to use prepared statements with parameterized queries
• Deploy a reverse proxy or WAF in front of the application to filter SQL injection attempts
• Restrict database user privileges to minimum required permissions, preventing destructive operations
• Apply network segmentation to limit database access only from the application server
• Enable database connection encryption and implement strict firewall rules around database ports

# Example Apache .htaccess configuration to restrict access to vulnerable endpoint
<Files "search-invoices.php">
    Order Deny,Allow
    Deny from all
    # Allow only from trusted IP addresses
    Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
</Files>