PHPGurukul Auto Taxi Stand Management System SQL Injection Vulnerability in Forgot Password Feature

A critical SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in PHPGurukul Auto Taxi Stand Management System version 1.0. The issue resides in the admin/forgot-password.php file, where the email parameter is manipulated to inject malicious SQL queries. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely without any authentication, allowing attackers to access and manipulate the database, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, data modification or deletion, and disruption of services.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for unauthorized database access via SQL injection, enabling attackers to manipulate database queries and potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive information.

Reproduction

To reproduce this vulnerability, send a POST request to the admin/forgot-password.php page with an injected payload in the email parameter. The payload should be crafted to exploit time-based blind SQL injection, such as by using a SQL injection payload that includes a time delay command, like SLEEP.

Remediation

It is recommended to use prepared statements and parameter binding to prevent SQL injection, validate and filter user input, and minimize database user permissions.