CVE-2025-24905: WeGIA SQL Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2025-24905 Overview

CVE-2025-24905 is a critical SQL Injection vulnerability discovered in WeGIA, a Web Manager application designed for Charitable Institutions. The vulnerability exists in the get_codigobarras_cobranca.php endpoint, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the underlying database. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized access to sensitive information or complete data deletion, posing severe risks to organizations relying on this platform for managing charitable operations.

Critical Impact

This SQL Injection vulnerability enables attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially accessing, modifying, or deleting sensitive institutional data stored in the WeGIA database.

Affected Products

• WeGIA versions prior to 3.2.12
• WeGIA Web Manager for Charitable Institutions

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-02-03 - CVE-2025-24905 published to NVD
• 2025-02-13 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-24905

Vulnerability Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), commonly known as SQL Injection. The get_codigobarras_cobranca.php endpoint in WeGIA fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before incorporating it into SQL queries. This lack of input validation allows attackers to inject malicious SQL statements that the database server executes with the same privileges as the application.

The endpoint appears to handle barcode retrieval functionality for billing operations, making it a critical component of the application's financial management features. An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could potentially extract sensitive donor information, financial records, or completely compromise the database integrity through data manipulation or deletion attacks.

Root Cause

The root cause of this vulnerability is improper input validation and lack of parameterized queries in the get_codigobarras_cobranca.php endpoint. User-supplied data is directly concatenated into SQL statements without proper sanitization or the use of prepared statements, allowing SQL metacharacters to break out of the intended query context and execute attacker-controlled commands.

Attack Vector

The attack is network-accessible with no authentication required and low attack complexity. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to the get_codigobarras_cobranca.php endpoint containing malicious SQL payloads. These payloads can manipulate the underlying SQL query logic to:

• Extract sensitive data through UNION-based or blind SQL injection techniques
• Bypass authentication or authorization controls
• Modify or delete database records
• Potentially execute operating system commands if database privileges allow

For detailed technical information regarding this vulnerability, refer to the GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-qjc6-5qv6-fr8m). The vulnerability exploits insufficient input sanitization in the barcode retrieval endpoint, allowing SQL statement manipulation through standard injection techniques.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-24905

Indicators of Compromise

• Unusual SQL error messages appearing in web server logs referencing get_codigobarras_cobranca.php
• Anomalous database queries containing SQL injection patterns such as UNION SELECT, OR 1=1, or comment sequences
• Unexpected data access patterns or bulk data extraction from the WeGIA database
• Failed login attempts or authentication anomalies following requests to the vulnerable endpoint

Detection Strategies

• Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL injection patterns in requests to get_codigobarras_cobranca.php
• Implement database activity monitoring to identify suspicious query patterns or unauthorized data access
• Configure application logging to capture all requests to the vulnerable endpoint with full parameter details
• Utilize intrusion detection systems (IDS) with signatures for common SQL injection payloads

Monitoring Recommendations

• Enable detailed logging for the WeGIA application and database server
• Monitor network traffic for requests containing SQL metacharacters targeting the vulnerable endpoint
• Set up alerts for database queries with unusual patterns such as time-based delays or error-based extraction attempts
• Review access logs regularly for signs of automated scanning or exploitation attempts

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-24905

Immediate Actions Required

• Upgrade WeGIA to version 3.2.12 or later immediately to patch this vulnerability
• If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the get_codigobarras_cobranca.php endpoint
• Implement WAF rules to filter SQL injection attempts targeting the vulnerable endpoint
• Conduct a database audit to identify any potential data compromise

Patch Information

The WeGIA development team has addressed this vulnerability in version 3.2.12. All users are strongly advised to upgrade to this version or later. The security patch can be obtained from the official WeGIA repository. For more details, see the GitHub Security Advisory.

Workarounds

• According to the vendor advisory, there are no known workarounds for this vulnerability
• Upgrade to version 3.2.12 is the only recommended remediation path
• As a temporary measure, consider restricting access to the vulnerable endpoint through firewall rules or web server configuration

# Temporary mitigation: Block access to vulnerable endpoint via Apache configuration
<Location /get_codigobarras_cobranca.php>
    Require ip 127.0.0.1
    Require ip 10.0.0.0/8
</Location>