CVE-2025-7198: Jonnys Liquor SQL Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2025-7198 Overview

A critical SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in code-projects Jonnys Liquor version 1.0. This vulnerability exists in the file /admin/admin-area.php where the drink parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries. Remote attackers can exploit this flaw to inject malicious SQL commands, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, data manipulation, or complete database compromise.

Critical Impact

Remote attackers can exploit this SQL injection vulnerability to bypass authentication, extract sensitive data, modify database records, or potentially gain complete control over the backend database system.

Affected Products

• Anisha Jonnys Liquor 1.0
• code-projects Jonnys Liquor web application
• Systems running the vulnerable /admin/admin-area.php endpoint

Discovery Timeline

• July 8, 2025 - CVE-2025-7198 published to NVD
• July 11, 2025 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-7198

Vulnerability Analysis

This SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component) affects the administrative interface of the Jonnys Liquor web application. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely without authentication, making it particularly dangerous for exposed systems.

The attack requires no user interaction and can be executed with low complexity. When successfully exploited, attackers can impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the underlying database. The exploit has been publicly disclosed, increasing the risk of active exploitation in the wild.

Root Cause

The root cause of this vulnerability is improper input validation and sanitization of the drink parameter in the /admin/admin-area.php file. User-supplied input is directly concatenated or interpolated into SQL queries without proper escaping, parameterized queries, or prepared statements. This allows attackers to break out of the intended SQL query context and inject arbitrary SQL commands.

Attack Vector

The attack is network-based, allowing remote exploitation through HTTP requests to the vulnerable endpoint. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests containing SQL injection payloads in the drink parameter. The payload is then processed by the vulnerable PHP script, which executes the injected SQL commands against the backend database.

The vulnerability can be exploited through standard SQL injection techniques including:

• Union-based injection to extract data from other tables
• Boolean-based blind injection to enumerate database contents
• Time-based blind injection when error messages are suppressed
• Stacked queries to execute multiple SQL statements

For technical details and proof-of-concept information, refer to the GitHub CVE Issue and VulDB #315136.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-7198

Indicators of Compromise

• Anomalous HTTP requests to /admin/admin-area.php containing SQL syntax characters such as single quotes, double dashes, or UNION SELECT statements in the drink parameter
• Database error messages appearing in web application logs or responses
• Unusual database query patterns or query execution times indicating time-based blind injection attempts
• Unexpected data extraction or modification in the application database

Detection Strategies

• Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect SQL injection patterns in HTTP parameters, particularly targeting the drink parameter
• Implement intrusion detection signatures for common SQL injection payloads including UNION, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and comment sequences
• Monitor database query logs for anomalous queries originating from the web application
• Enable application-level logging to capture all requests to administrative endpoints

Monitoring Recommendations

• Set up alerts for requests to /admin/admin-area.php containing suspicious characters or known SQL injection patterns
• Monitor database performance for unusual query patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts
• Review web server access logs regularly for reconnaissance activity targeting the vulnerable endpoint
• Implement rate limiting on administrative endpoints to slow down automated exploitation attempts

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-7198

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict network access to the /admin/admin-area.php endpoint using firewall rules or IP whitelisting
• Deploy WAF rules to block SQL injection attempts targeting the drink parameter
• Disable or remove the Jonnys Liquor application if it is not actively required
• Audit database access logs to determine if the vulnerability has already been exploited

Patch Information

As of the last update on July 11, 2025, no official patch has been released by the vendor. Organizations using this application should monitor the Code Projects Resource page for security updates. Given the nature of code-projects applications, users may need to implement manual code fixes or migrate to a more secure alternative.

Workarounds

• Implement parameterized queries or prepared statements in the affected PHP code to properly sanitize the drink parameter
• Add input validation to reject requests containing SQL metacharacters in user-supplied parameters
• Deploy a reverse proxy with WAF capabilities in front of the application to filter malicious requests
• Restrict access to the administrative interface to trusted IP addresses only using network-level controls

# Example: Apache configuration to restrict access to admin area
<Directory "/var/www/html/admin">
    Require ip 192.168.1.0/24
    Require ip 10.0.0.0/8
</Directory>

# Example: ModSecurity rule to block SQL injection attempts
SecRule ARGS:drink "@detectSQLi" \
    "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403,log,msg:'SQL Injection attempt detected in drink parameter'"