📄 Description (English)
Smartshop 1 contains a time-based blind SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the 'searched' parameter in search.php. Attackers can send GET requests with malicious SQL payloads like SLEEP commands to extract sensitive database information including product details and system data.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2018-25342 is a critical time-based blind SQL injection vulnerability in Smartshop 1 affecting the search functionality. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the 'searched' parameter in search.php to manipulate database queries and extract sensitive information. With a CVSS score of 8.2 and no available patch, this vulnerability poses significant risk to e-commerce platforms operating in Saudi Arabia.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 26, 2026 18:32
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi e-commerce businesses, small to medium-sized retailers using Smartshop platform, and online marketplaces. High-risk sectors include: retail/e-commerce platforms, payment processing systems handling customer transactions, hospitality booking systems, and any organization storing customer PII (personal identifiable information) in Smartshop databases. Saudi organizations relying on Smartshop for customer data management face exposure of product catalogs, pricing information, customer records, and potentially payment-related data.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
E-commerce/Retail
Payment Processing
Hospitality/Tourism
Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Online Marketplaces
Customer Service Platforms
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.5
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all systems running Smartshop 1 and isolate them from production if possible
2. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns in search parameters
3. Enable database query logging and monitoring for suspicious SLEEP/BENCHMARK commands
Compensating Controls:
1. Apply input validation: whitelist allowed characters in 'searched' parameter (alphanumeric, spaces, hyphens only)
2. Implement parameterized queries/prepared statements if source code access available
3. Restrict database user privileges to read-only for search operations
4. Deploy rate limiting on search.php to prevent automated exploitation
5. Enable Web Application Firewall signatures for time-based SQL injection detection
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for SLEEP(), BENCHMARK(), WAITFOR commands in HTTP GET parameters
2. Alert on search requests with SQL keywords: UNION, SELECT, OR, AND with unusual timing
3. Track database response times exceeding normal thresholds for search queries
4. Log all search.php requests with parameter values for forensic analysis
Long-term:
1. Migrate to patched/maintained e-commerce platform
2. Conduct security code review of Smartshop implementation
3. Implement Web Application Firewall with SQL injection protection
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تعمل بـ Smartshop 1 وعزلها عن الإنتاج إن أمكن
2. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لحجب أنماط حقن SQL في معاملات البحث
3. تفعيل تسجيل استعلامات قاعدة البيانات ومراقبة أوامر SLEEP/BENCHMARK المريبة
الضوابط التعويضية:
1. تطبيق التحقق من المدخلات: قائمة بيضاء للأحرف المسموحة في معامل 'searched' (أبجدية رقمية وفراغات وشرطات فقط)
2. تطبيق الاستعلامات المعاملة/البيانات المحضرة إذا كان الوصول إلى الكود المصدري متاحاً
3. تقييد امتيازات مستخدم قاعدة البيانات للقراءة فقط لعمليات البحث
4. نشر تحديد معدل على search.php لمنع الاستغلال الآلي
5. تفعيل توقيعات جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لكشف حقن SQL القائم على الوقت
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة أوامر SLEEP و BENCHMARK و WAITFOR في معاملات HTTP GET
2. تنبيهات على طلبات البحث التي تحتوي على كلمات SQL مفتاحية مع توقيت غير عادي
3. تتبع أوقات استجابة قاعدة البيانات التي تتجاوز الحدود الطبيعية
4. تسجيل جميع طلبات search.php مع قيم المعاملات للتحليل الجنائي
المدى الطويل:
1. الهجرة إلى منصة تجارة إلكترونية محدثة/مدعومة
2. إجراء مراجعة أمان الكود لتطبيق Smartshop
3. تطبيق جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب مع حماية حقن SQL
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy and procedures
A.14.2.5 - Secure development environment
A.13.1.1 - Network controls and segregation
A.12.4.1 - Event logging and monitoring
A.12.4.3 - Administrator and operator logs
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.GV-1 - Organizational cybersecurity policy
PR.DS-1 - Data security and protection
PR.AC-1 - Access control policy
DE.CM-1 - Detection and analysis
RS.MI-1 - Incident response and recovery
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.6.1.1 - Information security policies
A.8.2.3 - Segregation of duties
A.12.4.1 - Event logging
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
A.14.2.5 - Secure development environment
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention
Requirement 10.2 - Implement automated audit trails
Requirement 10.3 - Protect audit trail history
🔗 References & Sources 4
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https://github.com/smakosh/Smartshop/archive/master.zip
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.behance.net/gallery/49080415/Smartshop-Free-e-commerce-website
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44823
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smartshop-1-sql-injection-via-search-php
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