CVE-2025-7479: Vehicle Parking Management System SQLi Flaw

CVE-2025-7479 Overview

CVE-2025-7479 is a SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Vehicle Parking Management System version 1.13. The flaw resides in the /users/view--detail.php script, where the viewid parameter is passed directly into a database query without sanitization. Remote attackers with low-level authenticated access can manipulate the parameter to inject arbitrary SQL statements. The exploit has been publicly disclosed, increasing the likelihood of opportunistic attacks against exposed installations. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output.

Critical Impact
Authenticated remote attackers can inject SQL through the viewid parameter to read, modify, or delete records in the parking management database.

Affected Products

PHPGurukul Vehicle Parking Management System 1.13
Component: /users/view--detail.php
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:vehicle_parking_management_system:1.13

Discovery Timeline

2025-07-12 - CVE-2025-7479 published to NVD
2026-04-29 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-7479

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability exists in the user-facing detail view of the Vehicle Parking Management System. The view--detail.php script accepts a viewid HTTP parameter and concatenates it into an SQL query string. Because the application does not use prepared statements or input validation, attacker-controlled values break out of the intended query context. An authenticated user can append arbitrary SQL clauses such as UNION SELECT payloads to retrieve data from other tables, including user credentials. The Exploit Prediction Scoring System places this issue in the mid-range for short-term exploitation likelihood, consistent with disclosed PHPGurukul SQLi issues. Public disclosure on the GitHub issue tracker lowers the technical barrier for attackers.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper neutralization of special elements passed through the viewid GET parameter. The application interpolates user input directly into a SQL statement instead of binding parameters. There is no type-check enforcing that viewid be numeric, and no escaping function is applied before query execution.

Attack Vector

Exploitation requires network access to the application and a valid low-privilege user session. An attacker crafts a request such as GET /users/view--detail.php?viewid=1' UNION SELECT ...-- to bypass the original query logic. The injected SQL runs with the database privileges assigned to the web application user. See the VulDB advisory and the GitHub Issue Discussion for additional technical context.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-7479

Indicators of Compromise

HTTP requests to /users/view--detail.php containing SQL metacharacters such as single quotes, UNION, SELECT, --, or /* in the viewid parameter.
Database error messages or HTTP 500 responses originating from view--detail.php.
Unexpected outbound data transfers from the web server following requests to the affected endpoint.

Detection Strategies

Inspect web server access logs for non-numeric values in the viewid query string parameter.
Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) signatures that flag common SQL injection payloads targeting PHP applications.
Correlate authenticated session activity with anomalous query volume against the parking system database.

Monitoring Recommendations

Enable MySQL general query logging temporarily to capture queries originating from view--detail.php.
Alert on repeated 4xx or 5xx HTTP responses from the /users/ directory.
Monitor for new database accounts, dumped tables, or unexpected schema reads after exposure of the affected version.

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-7479

Immediate Actions Required

Restrict access to the Vehicle Parking Management System to trusted internal networks until a vendor patch is available.
Place a WAF in front of the application with rules blocking SQL injection patterns on the viewid parameter.
Audit existing user accounts and rotate any credentials stored in the application database.

Patch Information

No official vendor patch has been published in the referenced advisories at the time of NVD entry. Administrators should monitor the PHPGurukul website for an updated release and apply it as soon as one becomes available.

Workarounds

Modify view--detail.php to cast viewid to an integer before use, for example $viewid = (int)$_GET['viewid'];.
Replace dynamic SQL concatenation with prepared statements using PDO or MySQLi parameter binding.
Disable verbose database error messages in production to limit information leakage during injection attempts.

bash

# Example Apache rule to block non-numeric viewid values
<Location "/users/view--detail.php">
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)viewid=[^0-9&]+ [NC]
    RewriteRule ^ - [F,L]
</Location>