CVE-2025-4064: Scriptandtools Online Traveling System

CVE-2025-4064 Overview

CVE-2025-4064 is an improper access control vulnerability in ScriptAndTools Online-Traveling-System 1.0. The flaw resides in the /admin/viewenquiry.php script, which fails to enforce authorization checks on requests. Remote attackers can access administrative enquiry data without authenticating. The issue is tracked under [CWE-266] Incorrect Privilege Assignment and [CWE-862] Missing Authorization. Public disclosure has occurred, and exploit details are available through VulDB and a third-party security blog.

Critical Impact
Unauthenticated remote attackers can reach an administrative page and view enquiry records, exposing customer data stored by the travel booking application.

Affected Products

ScriptAndTools Online-Traveling-System 1.0
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:scriptandtools:online_traveling_system:1.0
Component: admin/viewenquiry.php

Discovery Timeline

2025-04-29 - CVE-2025-4064 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-4064

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability exists in the administrative interface of the Online-Traveling-System PHP application. The viewenquiry.php file under the /admin/ directory does not validate the session or role of the requesting user. Any remote client that knows or discovers the URL can retrieve the page contents.

The weakness maps to two CWE categories. [CWE-862] Missing Authorization describes the absence of any access check before serving the resource. [CWE-266] Incorrect Privilege Assignment describes the elevation of an anonymous request to administrative context. The attack requires no user interaction, no privileges, and no local access.

Root Cause

The administrative script is placed in a directory that assumes authentication is enforced elsewhere. No session validation, role check, or authentication middleware runs before the enquiry data is rendered. The developer relied on obscurity of the admin path rather than an explicit access control decision.

Attack Vector

An attacker sends an HTTP GET request directly to /admin/viewenquiry.php on a vulnerable host. The server processes the request and returns enquiry records without checking session cookies or authentication tokens. The exploit is repeatable and can be automated using standard HTTP clients or crawlers indexing admin paths.

No verified public exploit code is provided in the referenced sources. See the Web Security Insights Blog and VulDB CTI #306501 for technical write-ups.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-4064

Indicators of Compromise

Unauthenticated HTTP GET requests to /admin/viewenquiry.php in web server access logs
Requests to admin paths originating from IP addresses without a preceding successful login event
Repeated enumeration of files under the /admin/ directory from a single source

Detection Strategies

Correlate web server logs against authentication logs to flag admin page hits with no matching session
Deploy a web application firewall rule to alert on direct requests to /admin/* from non-allowlisted IP ranges
Search historical access logs for viewenquiry.php requests since April 2025 to identify prior exposure

Monitoring Recommendations

Ingest PHP application access logs into a centralized SIEM for query and retention
Alert on HTTP 200 responses to /admin/ paths where no session cookie or authenticated referer is present
Baseline normal administrative access patterns and alert on deviation, including new source IPs or user agents

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-4064

Immediate Actions Required

Restrict network access to the /admin/ directory to trusted IP addresses through firewall or reverse proxy rules
Add server-level HTTP authentication such as .htaccess basic auth in front of the admin folder until an application fix is available
Audit web server logs for prior unauthorized access to viewenquiry.php and treat exposed enquiry data as leaked

Patch Information

No vendor patch is listed in the CVE record or referenced advisories. ScriptAndTools has not published a security fix for Online-Traveling-System 1.0 at the time of writing. Users should track the VulDB entry for updates and consider migrating to a maintained alternative.

Workarounds

Enforce authentication in viewenquiry.php by adding a session check at the top of the file that redirects unauthenticated users
Move all administrative scripts behind a reverse proxy that requires mutual TLS or VPN access
Disable the affected page in production if administrative enquiry review is not required
Apply a WAF virtual patch that blocks requests to /admin/viewenquiry.php lacking a valid authenticated session cookie

bash

# Example Apache configuration to restrict admin directory access
<Directory "/var/www/html/admin">
    Require ip 10.0.0.0/8
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "Restricted Admin"
    AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/.htpasswd
    Require valid-user
</Directory>