Overview
In the widespread realm of cybersecurity, the discovery of new vulnerabilities is an inevitability. The most recent addition to this roster is CVE-2025-45019, a severe SQL injection vulnerability found in the PHPGurukul Park Ticketing Management System v2.0. This vulnerability has a particularly high impact, given that it allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specific POST request parameter. As such, it necessitates immediate attention and remediation, especially by entities employing this system as part of their online infrastructure.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-45019
Severity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise, potential data leakage
Affected Products
No phone number, email, or personal info required.
Product | Affected Versions
PHPGurukul Park Ticketing Management System | v2.0
How the Exploit Works
The SQL injection vulnerability occurs in the /add-foreigners-ticket.php file of the PHPGurukul Park Ticketing Management System. The issue exists due to inadequate sanitization of user-supplied data in the ‘cprice’ POST request parameter. This lack of stringent input validation allows an attacker to embed malicious SQL statements, which are then executed by the application’s database. This, in turn, leads to unauthorized viewing, modification, or deletion of data within the database, and potentially, execution of arbitrary code.
Conceptual Example Code
Here’s a hypothetical example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability:
POST /add-foreigners-ticket.php HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
cprice=100; DROP TABLE users;--In this case, the attacker sends a POST request where the ‘cprice’ parameter contains a SQL statement (‘DROP TABLE users;–‘) intended to delete a critical database table. The ‘–‘ serves to comment out any SQL query that follows, ensuring the malicious query executes correctly.
Mitigation Guidance
The most effective way to remediate this vulnerability is to apply the vendor’s patch when it becomes available. However, for immediate mitigation, the usage of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can help to detect and prevent SQL injection attacks. Furthermore, application developers should always follow best practices for input validation and sanitization.