CodeAstro Gym Management System CVE-2025-12261

No vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis. Immediate mitigation requires upgrading to a patched version if the vendor has released one-contact CodeAstro directly at https://codeastro.com/ to confirm patch availability and version numbers. Compensating controls include: (1) Restrict admin-panel access (/admin/) to specific IP addresses or VPN networks via firewall or web server rules (.htaccess, nginx rewrite), reducing the attack surface even for authenticated users; (2) Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL injection payloads in the ID parameter (e.g., block requests containing OR, UNION, comment sequences like --, /*); (3) Apply parameterized query (prepared statement) patterns in the remove-announcement.php function if source code is accessible and modifiable-replace direct SQL concatenation with placeholders. Each control trades operational complexity against risk: IP restriction may inconvenience remote admins; WAF rules risk false positives; code-level fixes require development resources. Until a vendor patch is confirmed, combining IP restriction with WAF detection provides the strongest defense.