CVE-2017-15972 in Dating Social Network
Summary
by MITRE
SoftDatepro Dating Social Network 1.3 allows SQL Injection via the viewprofile.php profid parameter, the viewmessage.php sender_id parameter, or the /admin Email field, a related issue to CVE-2017-15971.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 11/03/2025
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2017-15972 represents a critical SQL injection flaw in SoftDatepro Dating Social Network version 1.3, exposing multiple attack vectors that could enable unauthorized database access and data manipulation. This vulnerability falls under the Common Weakness Enumeration category CWE-89, which specifically addresses SQL injection weaknesses in software applications. The flaw manifests through three distinct parameters within the application's codebase, creating multiple entry points for malicious actors to exploit the underlying database infrastructure.
The primary attack vectors include the profid parameter in viewprofile.php, the sender_id parameter in viewmessage.php, and the Email field within the /admin section of the application. These parameters fail to properly sanitize user input before incorporating them into database queries, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL commands that can bypass authentication mechanisms, extract sensitive data, or modify database records. The vulnerability's relationship to CVE-2017-15971 indicates a broader pattern of insecure input handling within the application's codebase, suggesting that similar flaws may exist in other components of the software.
From an operational impact perspective, this vulnerability poses significant risks to user privacy and system integrity. Attackers could potentially access personal user information, including profiles, messages, and potentially administrative credentials stored in the database. The exploitation of these vulnerabilities aligns with tactics described in the MITRE ATT&CK framework under the T1190 technique for exploiting vulnerabilities in web applications. Successful exploitation could lead to complete system compromise, data breaches, and unauthorized access to user accounts, making this a critical security concern for any organization using this dating social network platform.
Mitigation strategies should include immediate implementation of parameterized queries or prepared statements to prevent SQL injection attacks, comprehensive input validation and sanitization across all user-facing parameters, and regular security code reviews to identify similar vulnerabilities. Organizations should also implement web application firewalls to detect and block malicious SQL injection attempts, conduct thorough penetration testing to verify vulnerability remediation, and ensure all software components are updated to the latest secure versions. The vulnerability demonstrates the importance of following secure coding practices and adhering to industry standards such as OWASP Top Ten to prevent common web application security flaws.