CVE-2025-5574 Overview
A critical SQL Injection vulnerability has been discovered in PHPGurukul Dairy Farm Shop Management System version 1.3. The vulnerability exists in the /add-company.php file, where the companyname parameter is improperly handled, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL statements. This flaw enables remote attackers to manipulate database queries, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion.
Critical Impact
Remote attackers can exploit this SQL Injection vulnerability to extract sensitive data, bypass authentication, modify database records, or potentially gain further access to the underlying system through database-level attacks.
Affected Products
- PHPGurukul Dairy Farm Shop Management System 1.3
Discovery Timeline
- June 4, 2025 - CVE-2025-5574 published to NVD
- June 10, 2025 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-5574
Vulnerability Analysis
This SQL Injection vulnerability (CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component) occurs in the company management functionality of the Dairy Farm Shop Management System. The application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input in the companyname parameter before incorporating it into SQL queries.
The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication requirements, making it accessible to any attacker with network access to the vulnerable application. When exploited, attackers can inject arbitrary SQL commands that execute with the privileges of the database user configured for the application.
The exploit has been publicly disclosed, increasing the risk of active exploitation in the wild. Organizations using this software should prioritize remediation efforts.
Root Cause
The root cause of this vulnerability is insufficient input validation and lack of parameterized queries in the /add-company.php file. The companyname parameter is directly concatenated into SQL statements without proper sanitization or use of prepared statements, allowing special SQL characters and commands to be interpreted as part of the query structure rather than as literal data.
Attack Vector
The attack can be initiated remotely over the network. An attacker submits a specially crafted HTTP request to the /add-company.php endpoint with malicious SQL code embedded in the companyname parameter. The vulnerable application processes this input and executes the injected SQL commands against the backend database.
Common attack techniques include UNION-based injection to extract data from other tables, boolean-based blind injection to infer database structure, and time-based blind injection when direct output is not available. Attackers may also leverage stacked queries to execute additional statements such as INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE operations.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-5574
Indicators of Compromise
- Unusual HTTP requests to /add-company.php containing SQL syntax characters such as single quotes, double dashes, semicolons, or UNION keywords in the companyname parameter
- Database logs showing syntax errors or unexpected query patterns originating from the web application
- Evidence of unauthorized data access or extraction from the database
- Anomalous database queries containing time-delay functions (SLEEP, WAITFOR) or error-based extraction techniques
Detection Strategies
- Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL Injection patterns in HTTP requests targeting /add-company.php
- Monitor application and database logs for suspicious query patterns, failed authentication attempts, or data extraction activities
- Deploy intrusion detection systems (IDS) with signatures for common SQL Injection attack patterns
- Conduct regular vulnerability scanning to identify unpatched instances of the affected software
Monitoring Recommendations
- Enable detailed logging on both the web application and database servers to capture all queries and HTTP requests
- Configure alerting for high-frequency requests to the vulnerable endpoint or requests containing common injection payloads
- Implement database activity monitoring to detect unusual SELECT, UNION, or data exfiltration queries
- Review access logs periodically for signs of reconnaissance or exploitation attempts
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-5574
Immediate Actions Required
- Restrict network access to the affected application to trusted IP addresses only until a patch is applied
- Implement input validation on the companyname parameter to reject special SQL characters
- Deploy a Web Application Firewall with SQL Injection protection rules in front of the vulnerable application
- Review database access logs for any signs of prior exploitation and investigate accordingly
- Consider temporarily disabling the /add-company.php functionality if not business-critical
Patch Information
At the time of publication, no official patch has been released by PHPGurukul. Organizations should monitor the PHP Gurukul website for security updates. Additional technical details are available through the GitHub Issue for CVE and VulDB #311031.
Workarounds
- Modify the source code to use parameterized queries (prepared statements) with PDO or MySQLi for all database interactions in /add-company.php
- Implement server-side input validation to sanitize the companyname parameter, removing or escaping special characters before processing
- Apply the principle of least privilege to the database user account used by the application, limiting permissions to only necessary operations
- Deploy network segmentation to isolate the database server from direct external access
# Example: Restrict access to the vulnerable endpoint via Apache .htaccess
<Files "add-company.php">
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
</Files>
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