Summary
A SQL injection vulnerability in the PHP Travel Agency System affects the Admin Record Pages component, where user-controlled identifiers are processed unsafely by admin/customer_detail.php.
A remote attacker may be able to manipulate parameters such as costomer_id, ticket_id, emp_id, salary_id, or page_id to alter database queries when the affected endpoint is accessible.
A SQL injection vulnerability in the PHP Travel Agency System affects the Admin Record Pages component, where user-controlled identifiers are processed unsafely by admin/customer_detail.php.
A remote attacker may be able to manipulate parameters such as costomer_id, ticket_id, emp_id, salary_id, or page_id to alter database queries when the affected endpoint is accessible.
Affected context
The issue occurs in deployments of oretnom23 php-travel-agency-system where the Admin Record Pages endpoint is reachable and one or more record identifier parameters are incorporated into database queries without adequate separation between data and SQL syntax. Exploitability depends on the endpoint's exposure, request handling, database permissions, and any authentication or authorization controls surrounding the administrative functionality.
The issue occurs in deployments of oretnom23 php-travel-agency-system where the Admin Record Pages endpoint is reachable and one or more record identifier parameters are incorporated into database queries without adequate separation between data and SQL syntax. Exploitability depends on the endpoint's exposure, request handling, database permissions, and any authentication or authorization controls surrounding the administrative functionality.
Exploit preconditions
- Attack surface: The remotely reachable
admin/customer_detail.phpendpoint - Required access: Network access to the affected page; authentication requirements depend on the deployment's access controls
- Trigger point: Processing of the
costomer_id,ticket_id,emp_id,salary_id, orpage_idrequest parameters - Why exploitation is possible: Attacker-controlled values may influence database query construction when input is not safely bound as data
- Attack surface: The remotely reachable
admin/customer_detail.phpendpoint - Required access: Network access to the affected page; authentication requirements depend on the deployment's access controls
- Trigger point: Processing of the
costomer_id,ticket_id,emp_id,salary_id, orpage_idrequest parameters - Why exploitation is possible: Attacker-controlled values may influence database query construction when input is not safely bound as data
Why this happens
The underlying bug is improper separation of untrusted input from database commands. When request parameters are concatenated, interpreted, or otherwise incorporated into SQL without parameterized query handling and suitable validation, attacker-controlled syntax can change the intended meaning of a query.
This maps primarily to CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'). The related CWE-74 classification reflects the broader command or expression injection pattern in which externally controlled data alters an interpreter's instructions.
The underlying bug is improper separation of untrusted input from database commands. When request parameters are concatenated, interpreted, or otherwise incorporated into SQL without parameterized query handling and suitable validation, attacker-controlled syntax can change the intended meaning of a query.
This maps primarily to CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'). The related CWE-74 classification reflects the broader command or expression injection pattern in which externally controlled data alters an interpreter's instructions.
Potential impact
- An attacker may be able to read unauthorized database records
- Sensitive customer, employee, ticket, or salary information could be exposed
- Database records may be modified or deleted
- Authentication or authorization data could be affected
- The application or underlying database service could experience disruption
- Further compromise could be possible if the database account has excessive privileges
- An attacker may be able to read unauthorized database records
- Sensitive customer, employee, ticket, or salary information could be exposed
- Database records may be modified or deleted
- Authentication or authorization data could be affected
- The application or underlying database service could experience disruption
- Further compromise could be possible if the database account has excessive privileges
General mitigation guidance
Defensive measures generally focus on ensuring that request values remain data throughout query processing.
- Use parameterized queries or prepared statements for every database operation
- Apply allowlisted type and format validation for numeric and identifier parameters
- Avoid constructing SQL statements through string concatenation
- Use database accounts with only the permissions required by the application
- Enforce authentication and authorization checks consistently on administrative record pages
- Centralize data-access controls and use secure-by-default query interfaces
- Reduce trust in client-supplied identifiers by deriving authorization context from the authenticated session where appropriate
- Avoid returning detailed database errors to remote users
Defensive measures generally focus on ensuring that request values remain data throughout query processing.
- Use parameterized queries or prepared statements for every database operation
- Apply allowlisted type and format validation for numeric and identifier parameters
- Avoid constructing SQL statements through string concatenation
- Use database accounts with only the permissions required by the application
- Enforce authentication and authorization checks consistently on administrative record pages
- Centralize data-access controls and use secure-by-default query interfaces
- Reduce trust in client-supplied identifiers by deriving authorization context from the authenticated session where appropriate
- Avoid returning detailed database errors to remote users
How teams detect issues like this
Detection can combine static analysis, application testing, and runtime monitoring.
- Search source code for SQL statements assembled with request parameters or string interpolation
- Review data-access functions for missing prepared statements and inconsistent parameter binding
- Inspect administrative endpoints for direct use of query-string or form values
- Use code review rules that flag database calls receiving unsanitized request data
- Test authorized and unauthorized access paths with safe injection probes in controlled environments
- Monitor logs for abnormal parameter patterns, database errors, and unusual record-enumeration behavior
- Enforce CI policies requiring parameterized database APIs and security-focused automated review
Detection can combine static analysis, application testing, and runtime monitoring.
- Search source code for SQL statements assembled with request parameters or string interpolation
- Review data-access functions for missing prepared statements and inconsistent parameter binding
- Inspect administrative endpoints for direct use of query-string or form values
- Use code review rules that flag database calls receiving unsanitized request data
- Test authorized and unauthorized access paths with safe injection probes in controlled environments
- Monitor logs for abnormal parameter patterns, database errors, and unusual record-enumeration behavior
- Enforce CI policies requiring parameterized database APIs and security-focused automated review
Sources
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| github. | github.com/ |
| github. | github.com/ |
| vuldb. | vuldb.com/ |
| vuldb. | vuldb.com/ |
| vuldb. | vuldb.com/ |
| vuldb. | vuldb.com/ |
