CVE-2025-5578 in Dairy Farm Shop Management System
Summary
by MITRE • 06/04/2025
A vulnerability has been found in PHPGurukul Dairy Farm Shop Management System 1.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /sales-report-details.php. The manipulation of the argument fromdate/todate leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 06/04/2025
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-5578 represents a critical sql injection flaw within the PHPGurukul Dairy Farm Shop Management System version 1.3, specifically affecting the /sales-report-details.php component. This vulnerability arises from inadequate input validation and sanitization mechanisms within the application's data processing pipeline, creating a pathway for malicious actors to manipulate database queries through carefully crafted parameters. The affected functionality processes date range parameters fromfromdate and todate, which are directly incorporated into sql statements without proper escaping or parameterization. This critical weakness falls under the CWE-89 category of sql injection, which is consistently ranked among the top ten web application security risks by the owasp foundation and represents a fundamental flaw in database interaction security practices.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data theft, as it provides attackers with the ability to execute arbitrary sql commands against the underlying database system. Remote exploitation capabilities mean that threat actors can leverage this vulnerability from external networks without requiring physical access to the target environment, making the attack surface significantly broader. The disclosure of exploit code increases the likelihood of successful exploitation and reduces the time required for threat actors to develop attack vectors. Successful exploitation could result in complete database compromise, allowing attackers to extract sensitive customer information, financial records, and business data. The vulnerability's classification as critical indicates that it can be exploited with minimal technical expertise and offers substantial attack surface opportunities for malicious actors.
Security professionals should implement immediate mitigations including input validation, parameterized queries, and proper output encoding to prevent sql injection attacks. The application should be updated to the latest version where this vulnerability has been patched, and access controls should be strengthened to limit exposure. Network segmentation and intrusion detection systems should be deployed to monitor for exploitation attempts. The ATT&CK framework categorizes this vulnerability under the T1190 technique of exploitation for execution, while the CWE-89 classification emphasizes the need for robust input sanitization and parameterized database queries. Organizations should conduct comprehensive security assessments to identify similar vulnerabilities in other components and ensure that all database interactions follow secure coding practices. Regular security testing including automated scanning and manual penetration testing should be implemented to maintain ongoing protection against sql injection threats.