CVE Alert: CVE-2025-11558 – code-projects – E-Commerce Website

Risk verdict

High risk: remote, unauthenticated SQL injection with a public exploit; remediation should be immediate.

Why this matters

Attackers can exfiltrate customer data, manipulate records, or disrupt service. No authentication is required and the vulnerability is network-exposed, increasing risk for online stores using the affected release.

Most likely attack path

An attacker injects via the Search parameter on /pages/user_index_search.php. The backend likely concatenates input into SQL, enabling data access or modification. A public PoC increases feasibility; if the database privileges permit, attackers could pivot to broader data access or integrity threats.

Who is most exposed

Publicly reachable e-commerce sites running older code on common stacks (PHP/MySQL) with the 1.0 release are most at risk.

Detection ideas

• Unusual Search payloads in web logs containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, OR 1=1).
• Database errors or long-running queries linked to /pages/user_index_search.php.
• Spikes in errors or latency during search requests.
• IDS/IPS alerts for SQL injection patterns targeting the endpoint.

Mitigation and prioritisation

• Apply vendor patch or upgrade; if not feasible, implement prepared statements and strict input validation in the affected code.
• Enforce least-privilege for the web app’s DB user.
• Enable WAF/IDS rules targeting SQLi in the Search parameter.
• Consider temporarily disabling or restricting access to the endpoint until patched.
• Enhance logging and monitor for exploitation attempts to guide rapid incident response.