Overview
CVE-2025-40687 is a serious vulnerability in the Online Fire Reporting System v1.2 developed by PHPGurukul. This vulnerability allows an attacker to perform SQL Injection that could potentially compromise the system or lead to data leakage. Organizations and individuals using this version of the software are at risk and should take immediate action to mitigate this threat. The potential impact of this vulnerability is significant, given the sensitive nature of data usually handled by the system.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-40687
Severity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise and potential data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
Online Fire Reporting System by PHPGurukul | v1.2
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability is a SQL Injection that can occur when an attacker sends specially crafted input through the ‘mobilenumber’, ‘teamleadname’ and ‘teammember’ parameters in the ‘/ofrs/admin/add-team.php’ endpoint. By manipulating these parameters, an attacker can inject malicious SQL queries into the system. This could allow the attacker to retrieve, create, update and delete data in the database, leading to possible system compromise and data leakage.
Conceptual Example Code
The following is a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability:
POST /ofrs/admin/add-team.php HTTP/1.1
Host: victim.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
mobilenumber=' OR '1'='1'; DROP TABLE members; -- &teamleadname=John&teammember=JaneIn this example, the attacker uses the SQL Injection to inject a malicious SQL query (‘ OR ‘1’=’1′; DROP TABLE members; –). This query tricks the system into executing a command that drops (deletes) the ‘members’ table from the database.
Mitigation and Prevention
Users of the Online Fire Reporting System v1.2 are advised to apply the patch provided by the vendor as soon as possible. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, temporary mitigation can be achieved by implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block attempted exploits of this vulnerability. However, these are only temporary solutions and the vendor patch should be applied as soon as feasible to fully address the vulnerability.
