📄 Description (English)
Twitter-Clone 1 contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the name parameter. Attackers can submit crafted payloads to the search.php endpoint to extract database information including usernames, credentials, and system data using error-based and union-based SQL injection techniques.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2018-25364 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Twitter-Clone 1 affecting the search.php endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries and extract sensitive database information including credentials and usernames. With a CVSS score of 8.2 and no available patch, this vulnerability poses an immediate threat to any organization running this application. The lack of authentication requirements makes this vulnerability particularly dangerous for public-facing deployments.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 28, 2026 23:51
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi organizations using Twitter-Clone 1, particularly in government digital transformation initiatives, banking sector customer-facing applications, and telecom companies (STC, Mobily) operating social media platforms. The SQL injection vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to customer databases, credential theft, and potential compliance violations under NCA ECC 2024 and SAMA CSF frameworks. Healthcare organizations using this platform for patient communication face HIPAA-equivalent data breach risks. The lack of authentication requirement makes this especially critical for any public-facing deployment in Saudi Arabia's digital ecosystem.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare
Telecommunications
Energy and Utilities
E-commerce and Retail
Education
Media and Broadcasting
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1566 - Phishing
T1589 - Gather Victim Identity Information
T1590 - Gather Victim Network Information
T1592 - Gather Victim Host Information
T1040 - Network Sniffing
T1557 - Adversary-in-the-Middle
T1110 - Brute Force
T1078 - Valid Accounts
T1530 - Data from Cloud Storage
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.5
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all instances of Twitter-Clone 1 in your environment and isolate affected systems from production networks if possible
2. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns in the search.php endpoint, specifically filtering for SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, DROP, etc.) in the name parameter
3. Enable comprehensive logging and monitoring of all requests to search.php endpoint
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (until patch available):
4. Implement input validation and sanitization: whitelist allowed characters for the name parameter, reject any special SQL characters
5. Apply parameterized queries/prepared statements if source code access is available
6. Restrict database user permissions to minimum required privileges (principle of least privilege)
7. Disable error messages that reveal database structure information
8. Implement rate limiting on search.php endpoint to prevent automated exploitation
DETECTION RULES:
9. Monitor for SQL keywords in HTTP requests: UNION, SELECT, INSERT, DROP, DELETE, EXEC, SCRIPT
10. Alert on multiple failed database queries or unusual query patterns
11. Track database connection errors and authentication failures
12. Implement SIEM rules to detect error-based and union-based SQL injection attempts
LONG-TERM:
13. Plan immediate migration away from Twitter-Clone 1 to a maintained, secure alternative
14. Conduct full security code review if continuing use is unavoidable
15. Implement Web Application Firewall with SQL injection detection signatures
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حدد جميع حالات Twitter-Clone 1 في بيئتك وعزل الأنظمة المتأثرة عن شبكات الإنتاج إن أمكن
2. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحجب أنماط حقن SQL في نقطة نهاية search.php، وتصفية كلمات SQL المفتاحية بشكل خاص (UNION, SELECT, DROP, إلخ) في معامل الاسم
3. تفعيل السجلات الشاملة ومراقبة جميع الطلبات إلى نقطة نهاية search.php
الضوابط التعويضية (حتى توفر التصحيح):
4. تطبيق التحقق من صحة المدخلات والتطهير: قائمة بيضاء للأحرف المسموحة لمعامل الاسم، رفض أي أحرف SQL خاصة
5. تطبيق الاستعلامات المعاملة/البيانات المحضرة إذا كان الوصول إلى الكود المصدري متاحاً
6. تقييد أذونات مستخدم قاعدة البيانات إلى الحد الأدنى المطلوب (مبدأ أقل امتياز)
7. تعطيل الرسائل التي تكشف عن هيكل قاعدة البيانات
8. تطبيق تحديد معدل على نقطة نهاية search.php لمنع الاستغلال الآلي
قواعد الكشف:
9. مراقبة كلمات SQL المفتاحية في طلبات HTTP: UNION, SELECT, INSERT, DROP, DELETE, EXEC, SCRIPT
10. تنبيهات على استعلامات قاعدة البيانات الفاشلة المتعددة أو أنماط الاستعلام غير العادية
11. تتبع أخطاء اتصال قاعدة البيانات وفشل المصادقة
12. تطبيق قواعد SIEM للكشف عن محاولات حقن SQL القائمة على الأخطاء والقائمة على الاتحاد
المدى الطويل:
13. خطط الهجرة الفورية بعيداً عن Twitter-Clone 1 إلى بديل آمن وموثوق
14. إجراء مراجعة أمان كاملة للكود إذا كان الاستمرار في الاستخدام ضرورياً
15. تطبيق جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب مع توقيعات كشف حقن SQL
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures
A.6.1.2 - Access Control and Authentication
A.7.1.1 - Cryptography and Data Protection
A.8.1.1 - Audit Logging and Monitoring
A.9.1.1 - Incident Management
A.10.1.1 - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance - Risk Management Framework
Protect - Access Control and Data Protection
Detect - Monitoring and Logging
Respond - Incident Response Procedures
Recover - Business Continuity Planning
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 - Policies for information security
A.6.1.2 - Access control
A.8.1.1 - User endpoint devices
A.8.2.1 - User access management
A.8.3.1 - User responsibilities
A.12.4.1 - Event logging
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 1 - Install and maintain firewall configuration
Requirement 2 - Do not use vendor-supplied defaults
Requirement 6 - Develop and maintain secure systems and applications
Requirement 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention
Requirement 10 - Track and monitor access to network resources
Requirement 12 - Maintain information security policy