CVE Alert: CVE-2025-11507 – PHPGurukul – Beauty Parlour Management System

Risk verdict

High risk: unauthenticated remote SQL injection with a public exploit available warrants urgent attention.

Why this matters

If exploited, attackers can read or alter invoice data and potentially disrupt the application, risking data confidentiality, data integrity, and service availability. For organisations relying on this system for financial records and customer data, even limited exposure can breach compliance expectations and damage trust.

Most likely attack path

Remote attacker sends crafted input to an insecure parameter, triggering an SQL injection without authentication or user interaction. The absence of required privileges and network-based access means exploitation can occur directly over the web, with potential data exfiltration or modification while remaining within the application’s scope.

Who is most exposed

Any organisation hosting this PHP-based management system on publicly accessible web servers or exposed networks, typical of small to mid-size shops using a LAMP-style stack, is at risk.

Detection ideas

• Unexpected SQL errors or slow queries in app logs tied to invoice-related routes.
• Anomalous, unauthorised access patterns to invoice data from external IPs.
• Unusual data retrieval volumes from invoice tables.
• WAF/IPS alerts for SQL injection payloads targeting dynamic queries.
• Elevated DB query activity without corresponding user activity.

Mitigation and prioritisation

• Apply patch or upgrade to a fixed version; ensure parameterised queries and stored procedures are used; disable dynamic SQL where feasible.
• Implement a Web Application Firewall and rigorous input validation; restrict direct access to the vulnerable entry point.
• Apply least-privilege database accounts and monitor for anomalous invoice data access.
• Schedule rapid test and deployment in staging, with backups and rollback plans.
• Maintain enhanced logging and alerting for invoice data access anomalies.