Code-Projects Real Estate Property Management System SQL Injection Vulnerability

A critical SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the Code-Projects Real Estate Property Management System version 1.0. The issue resides in the file /Admin/InsertState.php, where the 'txtStateName' parameter is improperly validated, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL queries. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized database access, data manipulation, and leakage of sensitive information.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for SQL injection, enabling attackers to interfere with the application's database queries. This could lead to unauthorized data access, data modification or deletion, and in some cases, executing administrative operations on the database.

Reproduction

The vulnerability can be reproduced by sending a POST request to '/Admin/InsertState.php' with the 'txtStateName' parameter. The request should include a payload that exploits the SQL injection, such as a time-based blind injection payload that uses SQL's SLEEP function to demonstrate the injection's effectiveness.

Remediation

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