CVE-2025-41009
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability in the DRED virtual campus platform. This vulnerability allows an attacker to retrieve, create, update, and delete data from the database by sending a POST request using the ‘buscame’ parameter in ‘/catalogo_c/catalogo.php’.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the DRED virtual campus platform allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'buscame' parameter in /catalogo_c/catalogo.php. The vulnerability is exploitable through POST requests and enables full database CRUD operations.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the vulnerable PHP scriptCheck if the file /catalogo_c/catalogo.php exists in the web root directory of the DRED virtual campus installationAffected if The file exists in the web-accessible directory
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Verify the 'buscame' parameter is acceptedReview the source code of catalogo.php to confirm it processes a 'buscame' parameter, typically via $_POST['buscame'] or $_REQUEST['buscame']Affected if The script accepts the 'buscame' parameter without apparent sanitization
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Confirm lack of prepared statementsSearch the catalogo.php source code for SQL query patterns. Look for direct concatenation of the 'buscame' parameter into SQL queries (e.g., SELECT * FROM ... WHERE ... '$buscame') rather than prepared statements using bindParam or bindValueAffected if SQL queries directly incorporate the 'buscame' parameter without parameterized queries or input sanitization functions
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Check database user privilegesReview the database configuration to determine the privileges granted to the application database user. Check if the database user has unnecessary privileges like DROP, GRANT, or access to multiple databasesAffected if The database user has elevated privileges beyond what is required for read-only catalog functionality
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Test for SQL injection responseSend a crafted POST request to /catalogo_c/catalogo.php with the 'buscame' parameter set to a SQL injection test payload (e.g., ' OR '1'='1 and observe unexpected database-like error messages or altered application behaviorAffected if The application returns database errors, different content than expected, or behaves differently when SQL metacharacters are submitted
A user is affected if the DRED virtual campus platform is deployed with catalogo_c/catalogo.php accessible and the 'buscame' parameter accepted without parameterized queries or input sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement parameterized queries (prepared statements) to sanitize user input in SQL queries, apply input validation, and ensure the database user has minimal necessary privileges.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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