CVE-2025-7582: PHPGurukul Fire Reporting SQL Injection

CVE-2025-7582 Overview

CVE-2025-7582 is a SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Online Fire Reporting System 1.2. The flaw resides in the /admin/assigned-requests.php script, where the teamid parameter is incorporated into a SQL query without proper sanitization. An authenticated remote attacker can manipulate the teamid argument to inject arbitrary SQL statements. The exploit has been publicly disclosed, increasing the risk of opportunistic exploitation against exposed deployments. The issue is classified under [CWE-74] (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component).

Critical Impact

Remote attackers with low-privilege admin access can execute arbitrary SQL queries against the backend database, leading to unauthorized data disclosure, modification, or destruction of fire reporting records.

Affected Products

• PHPGurukul Online Fire Reporting System 1.2
• Component: /admin/assigned-requests.php
• Vulnerable parameter: teamid

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-07-14 - CVE-2025-7582 published to NVD
• 2026-04-29 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-7582

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability affects the administrative interface of PHPGurukul Online Fire Reporting System version 1.2. Specifically, the assigned-requests.php script accepts the teamid HTTP parameter and concatenates it directly into a SQL statement. Because the application does not parameterize the query or validate input types, attackers can break out of the intended SQL context. The EPSS score is 0.197% (percentile 41.65), indicating low predicted exploitation activity, though public disclosure raises baseline risk.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper neutralization of user-supplied input in a SQL query. The application relies on direct string concatenation rather than prepared statements or parameterized queries. Input filtering routines do not enforce numeric typing on teamid, allowing injection of SQL metacharacters such as single quotes, UNION, and comment sequences.

Attack Vector

Exploitation requires network access to the admin interface and a valid low-privilege administrator session. The attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to /admin/assigned-requests.php with a malicious teamid value. A typical payload appends a UNION SELECT clause or a boolean-based predicate to extract data from arbitrary tables. Because the attack is network-reachable and complexity is low, automated scanners can identify and exploit vulnerable instances. See the GitHub Issue #130 Discussion and VulDB #316281 for additional technical context.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-7582

Indicators of Compromise

• HTTP requests to /admin/assigned-requests.php containing SQL metacharacters in the teamid parameter, such as single quotes, --, UNION, SELECT, or SLEEP(.
• Database error messages referencing syntax errors near values supplied in teamid.
• Unexpected outbound database queries or unusually large response payloads from assigned-requests.php.
• New or modified admin accounts and unexplained changes to fire reporting records.

Detection Strategies

• Deploy web application firewall (WAF) signatures that flag SQL injection patterns targeting the teamid query string parameter.
• Enable verbose query logging on the backing MySQL/MariaDB instance and alert on queries containing tautologies such as OR 1=1 or stacked statements.
• Review web server access logs for non-numeric values supplied to integer parameters in administrative endpoints.

Monitoring Recommendations

• Centralize web server, application, and database logs in a SIEM and build correlation rules tying anomalous teamid values to subsequent database errors.
• Baseline normal admin user query volumes and alert on sudden spikes from a single session.
• Monitor authentication logs for admin sessions originating from unusual IP ranges that precede injection attempts.

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-7582

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict network access to the /admin/ directory using IP allow-listing or VPN-only access until a vendor patch is available.
• Audit existing administrator accounts and rotate credentials for any account with access to the affected interface.
• Place a WAF rule in blocking mode for SQL injection signatures on the teamid parameter.
• Review database audit logs for evidence of prior exploitation.

Patch Information

At the time of publication, no official vendor patch has been listed for CVE-2025-7582. Monitor the PHP Gurukul Security Resource for updated releases and apply the fix to all production instances of Online Fire Reporting System 1.2 as soon as it becomes available.

Workarounds

• Modify the affected source to cast teamid to an integer (for example, intval($_GET['teamid'])) before use in any SQL statement.
• Refactor the query in assigned-requests.php to use prepared statements with bound parameters via mysqli or PDO.
• Apply the principle of least privilege to the database account used by the application, removing DROP, ALTER, and cross-database privileges.
• Disable the admin interface entirely if it is not actively required.

# Example mitigation: enforce integer typing and use a prepared statement
# In /admin/assigned-requests.php
$teamid = filter_input(INPUT_GET, 'teamid', FILTER_VALIDATE_INT);
if ($teamid === false) { http_response_code(400); exit('Invalid teamid'); }

$stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM tblrequests WHERE teamid = ?');
$stmt->bind_param('i', $teamid);
$stmt->execute();