{"id":46756,"date":"2025-05-31T02:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T02:34:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T23:55:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T05:55:48","slug":"cve-2025-39504-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-goodlayers-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39504-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-goodlayers-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-39504: Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability in GoodLayers Hotel<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

SQL Injection is a notorious vulnerability that has plagued web applications for years. The recently discovered CVE-2025-39504 is an instance of this vulnerability, affecting GoodLayers Hotel, a popular hotel management software. This vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, enabling potential attackers to execute blind SQL Injection<\/a> attacks. Given the CVSS Severity Score of 9.3, it’s clear that this particular vulnerability poses a grave risk to the integrity of any system running the affected software and could lead<\/a> to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-39504
\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.3)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: System Compromise<\/a>, Data Leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

GoodLayers Hotel | Through 3.1.4<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability would target the application’s database through specially crafted SQL<\/a> queries. The application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before inserting it into SQL queries. As a result, an attacker can manipulate these queries to extract, alter, or delete data from the database<\/a>. In the worst-case scenario, this could lead to full system compromise<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability<\/a> might be exploited. This example uses a simple HTTP POST request<\/a> with a malicious SQL command embedded in the request body.<\/p>\n

POST \/booking HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ \"booking_date\": \"2025-12-31'; DROP TABLE bookings; --\" }<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, the attacker attempts to delete the ‘bookings’ table<\/a> from the database. The malicious SQL command is embedded in the ‘booking_date’ parameter. The application, failing to sanitize the user-supplied input, includes this command in the SQL query, which is then executed against the database.
\nIt’s important to note that this is a simplified example. In a real-world scenario, the exploit might be much more complex, involving multiple steps and obfuscation techniques to evade detection.<\/p>\n
Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
Users of GoodLayers<\/a> Hotel are strongly advised to apply the vendor-supplied patch to remediate this vulnerability. In the absence of a patch, or as a temporary mitigation, users can employ a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block SQL Injection<\/a> attempts. However, this should not be viewed as a long-term solution, as it does not address the underlying vulnerability in the application<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overview SQL Injection is a notorious vulnerability that has plagued web applications for years. The recently discovered CVE-2025-39504 is an instance of this vulnerability, affecting GoodLayers Hotel, a popular hotel management software. This vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, enabling potential attackers to execute blind SQL Injection attacks. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[74],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-46756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-sql-injection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t