CVE-2025-7162 Overview
CVE-2025-7162 is a SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Zoo Management System version 2.1. The flaw resides in /admin/add-foreigners-ticket.php, where the cprice parameter is passed into a database query without proper sanitization. An authenticated attacker with low privileges can manipulate this argument remotely to inject arbitrary SQL statements. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output). Public disclosure of the exploit technique has occurred through VulDB entry #315101 and a GitHub issue tracker.
Critical Impact
Authenticated remote attackers can inject SQL queries through the cprice parameter, exposing administrative database contents in affected zoo management deployments.
Affected Products
- PHPGurukul Zoo Management System 2.1
- Component: /admin/add-foreigners-ticket.php
- CPE: cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:zoo_management_system:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-07-08 - CVE-2025-7162 published to NVD
- 2026-04-29 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-7162
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability exists in the administrative ticket creation workflow of PHPGurukul Zoo Management System. The add-foreigners-ticket.php script accepts user-supplied input via the cprice parameter and concatenates it directly into a SQL statement. Because the application does not apply parameterized queries or input validation, attackers can break out of the original query context and append additional SQL clauses. Exploitation requires only low privilege access to the administrative interface and can be performed over the network without user interaction. Successful injection yields limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the backend database, according to the published CVSS 4.0 metrics.
Root Cause
The root cause is improper neutralization of special elements in a downstream SQL query, classified as CWE-74. User-controlled data from the cprice field flows into a query string without prepared statements, escaping, or type enforcement. The application trusts authenticated administrative session input, which leaves the database driver to interpret attacker-supplied SQL fragments as code.
Attack Vector
An attacker with a valid low-privilege administrative session sends a crafted HTTP request to /admin/add-foreigners-ticket.php. The cprice parameter carries a SQL injection payload, such as a UNION SELECT or boolean-based blind injection sequence. The server executes the malicious query and returns results that the attacker can use to enumerate tables, exfiltrate ticket data, or modify records. No special tooling is required beyond a web client.
The vulnerability is described in prose because no verified proof-of-concept code is published in the VulDB record or the GitHub issue tracker.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-7162
Indicators of Compromise
- HTTP POST or GET requests to /admin/add-foreigners-ticket.php containing SQL meta-characters such as ', --, UNION, or SLEEP( in the cprice parameter.
- Unexpected database errors logged by the application referencing the cprice field or ticket pricing tables.
- Administrative sessions issuing repeated, programmatic requests to the ticket creation endpoint within short time windows.
Detection Strategies
- Inspect web server access logs for anomalous query string content targeting add-foreigners-ticket.php.
- Deploy web application firewall (WAF) rules that flag SQL injection signatures in POST bodies submitted to administrative PHP endpoints.
- Correlate database error responses with originating client IPs to identify reconnaissance attempts.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Enable verbose query logging in the backing MySQL/MariaDB instance and alert on parse errors tied to the zoo management schema.
- Monitor administrative authentication events for credential reuse or brute-force activity that could precede exploitation.
- Forward web and database logs to a centralized analytics platform for retrospective hunting on the cprice parameter.
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-7162
Immediate Actions Required
- Restrict network access to the /admin/ directory using IP allow-lists or VPN-only access until a fix is applied.
- Rotate administrative credentials and audit accounts for unauthorized access.
- Review database audit logs for evidence of data exfiltration or unauthorized modifications to ticket tables.
Patch Information
The vendor PHPGurukul has not published a vendor advisory or patch reference in the NVD record at the time of writing. Administrators should monitor the PHPGurukul website for updated releases and consult the VulDB submission record for status changes.
Workarounds
- Apply a virtual patch at the WAF layer that blocks SQL meta-characters in the cprice parameter on /admin/add-foreigners-ticket.php.
- Modify the source of add-foreigners-ticket.php to use parameterized queries via mysqli_prepare() or PDO prepared statements.
- Enforce strict server-side type validation that accepts only numeric values for the cprice field before query construction.
- Disable or remove the foreigners ticket administrative module if it is not in active use.
# Example Apache mod_security rule to block SQLi payloads against the vulnerable endpoint
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@contains /admin/add-foreigners-ticket.php" \
"chain,id:1007162,phase:2,deny,status:403,msg:'CVE-2025-7162 SQLi attempt on cprice'"
SecRule ARGS:cprice "@detectSQLi" "t:none"
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