CVE-2025-65103 Overview
CVE-2025-65103 is an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability [CWE-89] in OpenSTAManager, an open source management application for technical assistance and invoicing. The flaw exists in the API endpoint that processes the display parameter without proper sanitization. Any authenticated user, regardless of permission level, can execute arbitrary SQL queries against the backend database. Successful exploitation enables attackers to exfiltrate, modify, or delete arbitrary data, resulting in full system compromise. The maintainers patched the issue in version 2.9.5.
Critical Impact
Any authenticated user can execute arbitrary SQL queries through the API display parameter, leading to full database compromise and data destruction.
Affected Products
- OpenSTAManager versions prior to 2.9.5
- OpenSTAManager API endpoints accepting the display parameter
- Deployments exposing the OpenSTAManager API to authenticated users of any role
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-11-19 - CVE-2025-65103 published to NVD
- 2026-04-15 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-65103
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability resides in the OpenSTAManager API request handler, which accepts a display parameter and incorporates its value into a SQL statement without parameterization or escaping. Because the application trusts authenticated input regardless of role, the minimum privilege required to reach the sink is any valid session. An attacker can craft API requests that append arbitrary SQL clauses, including UNION SELECT payloads, stacked queries, or destructive UPDATE and DELETE operations.
The impact extends across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Attackers can read user credentials, invoice records, and customer data. They can also modify financial entries or drop tables outright. Because OpenSTAManager often stores credentials and personally identifiable information, post-exploitation pivoting into adjacent systems becomes practical. The patch in version 2.9.5 introduces input validation and parameterized query handling for the affected API surface.
Root Cause
The root cause is improper neutralization of special elements used in a SQL command [CWE-89]. The display parameter is concatenated into a query string without binding or allowlist validation. No role check gates access to the vulnerable endpoint.
Attack Vector
The attack vector is network-based and requires only low-privileged authentication. An attacker authenticates to OpenSTAManager, then sends a crafted HTTP request to an API endpoint with a malicious display parameter. No user interaction or elevated role is required to trigger arbitrary SQL execution.
No public proof-of-concept exploit code has been published. Refer to the GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-2jm2-2p35-rp3j for vendor-supplied technical details.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-65103
Indicators of Compromise
- API requests containing SQL metacharacters such as single quotes, UNION, SELECT, --, or ; within the display parameter
- Unexpected database errors or stack traces logged from OpenSTAManager API handlers
- Anomalous read volumes against sensitive tables including users, invoices, and customer records
- Newly created administrative accounts or modified role assignments not initiated by legitimate operators
Detection Strategies
- Inspect web server and application logs for display= query strings containing SQL keywords or encoded variants
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) rule that blocks SQL injection patterns targeting OpenSTAManager API routes
- Enable database query auditing to surface queries originating from the application with unusual WHERE, UNION, or INFORMATION_SCHEMA references
Monitoring Recommendations
- Forward OpenSTAManager application and database logs to a centralized analytics platform for correlation
- Alert on authenticated sessions issuing high volumes of API requests with parameter tampering signatures
- Baseline normal API parameter values and flag deviations targeting the display field
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-65103
Immediate Actions Required
- Upgrade OpenSTAManager to version 2.9.5 or later without delay
- Audit user accounts and revoke sessions that may have been used to test or exploit the API prior to patching
- Review database contents for unauthorized modifications, dropped records, or injected administrative users
- Rotate database credentials and any secrets accessible to the OpenSTAManager service account
Patch Information
The maintainers released a fix in OpenSTAManager version 2.9.5. The patch adds input validation and parameterized handling for the display parameter in the API. Patch details and references are available in the OpenSTAManager Security Advisory GHSA-2jm2-2p35-rp3j.
Workarounds
- Restrict network access to the OpenSTAManager API using firewall rules or reverse proxy allowlists until the upgrade is complete
- Deploy WAF signatures that block SQL injection patterns in the display parameter for affected API routes
- Reduce the number of users with authenticated access to the application until version 2.9.5 is deployed
# Upgrade OpenSTAManager to the patched release
git fetch --tags
git checkout v2.9.5
php artisan migrate --force
php artisan cache:clear
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