CVE-2025-7454: Campcodes Theater System SQLi Vulnerability

CVE-2025-7454 Overview

A critical SQL injection vulnerability has been discovered in Campcodes Online Movie Theater Seat Reservation System version 1.0. The vulnerability exists in the /admin/manage_theater.php file, where improper handling of the ID parameter allows attackers to inject malicious SQL queries. This flaw can be exploited remotely without authentication, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive database information, data manipulation, or complete database compromise.

Critical Impact

Remote attackers can exploit this SQL injection vulnerability to extract sensitive data, modify database contents, or potentially gain unauthorized administrative access to the theater reservation system.

Affected Products

• Campcodes Online Movie Theater Seat Reservation System 1.0

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-07-11 - CVE-2025-7454 published to NVD
• 2025-07-16 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-7454

Vulnerability Analysis

This SQL injection vulnerability affects the administrative interface of the Campcodes Online Movie Theater Seat Reservation System. The vulnerable endpoint /admin/manage_theater.php fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input in the ID parameter before incorporating it into SQL queries. This classic injection flaw allows attackers to manipulate database queries by supplying specially crafted input values.

The vulnerability is classified under CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component), which encompasses injection vulnerabilities where user input is not properly sanitized before being used in dynamic queries or commands. The attack can be launched remotely over the network without requiring any authentication or user interaction, making it particularly dangerous for publicly accessible installations.

Root Cause

The root cause of this vulnerability is insufficient input validation and lack of parameterized queries in the manage_theater.php file. When the application processes the ID parameter, it directly concatenates user input into SQL statements without proper sanitization or the use of prepared statements. This allows attackers to break out of the intended query structure and inject arbitrary SQL commands.

Attack Vector

The attack vector for CVE-2025-7454 is network-based, requiring no authentication or privileges to exploit. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests to the /admin/manage_theater.php endpoint with specially crafted ID parameter values containing SQL injection payloads. These payloads can include UNION-based injection techniques to extract data from other tables, boolean-based blind injection to enumerate database contents, or time-based blind injection when other methods are not viable.

The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed and exploit information is available, increasing the risk of active exploitation. Attackers could potentially extract user credentials, reservation data, payment information, or leverage the SQL injection to achieve further system compromise through techniques such as reading/writing files or executing system commands depending on database configuration.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-7454

Indicators of Compromise

• Unusual SQL error messages appearing in web server logs or application responses
• HTTP requests to /admin/manage_theater.php containing SQL metacharacters such as single quotes, semicolons, or SQL keywords in the ID parameter
• Database audit logs showing unexpected queries, UNION statements, or queries targeting system tables
• Abnormal data access patterns or bulk data extraction from the reservation database

Detection Strategies

• Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL injection patterns in requests to /admin/manage_theater.php
• Monitor web server access logs for requests containing SQL injection signatures targeting the ID parameter
• Enable database query logging and alert on anomalous query patterns or syntax errors
• Deploy intrusion detection systems (IDS) with signatures for common SQL injection payloads

Monitoring Recommendations

• Configure real-time alerting for HTTP requests containing SQL metacharacters in parameter values
• Monitor database performance for unusual query execution times that may indicate time-based blind SQL injection attempts
• Review web application logs regularly for repeated requests with varying parameter payloads indicative of automated injection testing
• Implement database activity monitoring to detect unauthorized data access or exfiltration

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-7454

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict access to the /admin/manage_theater.php endpoint using IP whitelisting or VPN requirements
• Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with SQL injection protection rules in front of the application
• Consider temporarily disabling the affected administrative functionality until a patch is available
• Review database permissions to ensure the application uses least-privilege database accounts

Patch Information

No official vendor patch has been released for this vulnerability at the time of publication. Organizations should monitor the Camp Codes website for security updates. Additional technical details and discussion can be found in the GitHub CVE Issue Discussion and VulDB entry #316098.

Workarounds

• Implement input validation to sanitize the ID parameter, ensuring only numeric values are accepted
• Modify the application code to use parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database operations
• Deploy a reverse proxy with request filtering capabilities to block malicious input patterns
• Apply network segmentation to limit access to administrative interfaces from untrusted networks
• Consider replacing the affected application with a more secure alternative if vendor support is unavailable

# Example: Apache .htaccess rule to restrict admin access by IP
<Files "manage_theater.php">
    Order Deny,Allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
    Allow from 10.0.0.0/8
</Files>