Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-3729

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 16 April 2025

Published
16 April 2025
Modified
29 April 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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
EPSS Score 0.0427 89.1th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-3729 is a medium-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Senior-Walter Web-Based Pharmacy Product Management System. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 10.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

A critical vulnerability has been identified in SourceCodester Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System version 1.0, specifically within the Database Backup Handler component's backup.php file. The flaw stems from improper handling of the txtdbname argument, which permits operating system command injection and is tracked under CWE-77 and CWE-78. The issue received a CVSS 4.0 score of 6.9 and can be triggered remotely without authentication or user interaction.

Remote, unauthenticated attackers can supply crafted input to the vulnerable parameter and execute arbitrary operating system commands on the underlying server, resulting in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Public exploit details have been disclosed, enabling potential misuse against exposed instances of the pharmacy management application.

The associated EPSS score remains low, with a modest peak of 0.0553 that has since receded to 0.0427. No vendor advisories or patch information appear among the referenced sources.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SourceCodester Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file backup.php of the component Database Backup Handler. The manipulation of the argument txtdbname…

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leads to os command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CWE(s)
CWE-77CWE-78

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
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T1202 Indirect Command Execution Stealth
Adversaries may abuse utilities that allow for command execution to bypass security restrictions that limit the use of command-line interpreters.
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Why these techniques?

Unauthenticated OS command injection in public-facing web app's backup.php enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190), indirect command execution (T1202 as noted in advisory), and command/script interpreter abuse (T1059).

Affected Assets

senior-walter
web-based pharmacy product management system
1.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications
addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

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