CVE Alert: CVE-2025-12604 – itsourcecode – Online Loan Management System

**Risk verdict**: High risk: remote, unauthenticated SQL injection with publicly disclosed exploit against load_fields.php; patching should be prioritised.

**Why this matters**: Attackers can exfiltrate or corrupt loan data and potentially disrupt service, hitting financial integrity and availability. With no user interaction required, the threat targets the database directly, creating regulatory and reputational exposure for lenders using the system.

**Most likely attack path**: An attacker issues a crafted request to /load_fields.php with a manipulated loan_id over the internet; no authentication is required (PR:N, UI:N). The injection can compromise confidentiality, integrity and availability, enabling data exfiltration, modification or DB disruption if the attacker gains DB access.

**Who is most exposed**: External, web‑facing deployments of itsourcecode Online Loan Management System (likely on LAMP stacks) are at greatest risk; small to mid-sized lenders with direct internet exposure are typical patterns.

**Detection ideas**

• SQL error messages or syntax errors in app or DB logs following requests with unusual loan_id values.
• Anomalous or high-frequency requests to /load_fields.php with varied input data.
• WAF alerts or signatures detecting SQL injection payloads targeting loan_id.
• Increased DB latency or failed queries after specific inputs.

**Mitigation and prioritisation**

• Apply vendor patch or upgrade to fixed version; validate deployment.
• Enforce parameterised queries and prepared statements for all user inputs.
• Implement input validation/escaping for loan_id; deny non‑numeric or unexpected formats.
• Restrict or audit exposure of load_fields.php; apply authentication/CSRF where feasible.
• Tune WAF/IDS rules to block common SQLi patterns; monitor IOC/IOA from advisories. Plan patch window and rollback as needed.