CVE-2018-25201
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 · uneditedSchool Management System CMS 1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the admin login functionality that allows attackers to bypass authentication by injecting SQL code through the username parameter. Attackers can submit malicious payloads using boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques to the processlogin endpoint to authenticate as administrator without valid credentials.
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 confidenceSchool Management System CMS 1.0 has a SQL injection vulnerability in the admin login process. The processlogin endpoint accepts user input through the username parameter without proper sanitization, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL payloads. Using boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques, attackers can manipulate the authentication query to bypass login checks and gain administrator access without valid credentials.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS 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
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Confirm product and version installedLocate the application files or check the software documentation/revision history to identify if the Wecodex School Management System CMS version 1.0 is deployed. Common locations include the application root directory metadata or admin panel 'About' section.Affected if The installed version is School Management System CMS 1.0 by Wecodex
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Verify admin login endpoint existsCheck if the /admin/processlogin or similar login processing endpoint is accessible on the web server. Attempt to access the admin login page (typically /admin/login or /admin).Affected if The admin login interface and processlogin endpoint are accessible via HTTP/HTTPS
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Inspect login code for SQL query handlingReview the server-side code handling the processlogin request (commonly found in admin/login.php, processlogin.php, or similar). Look for SQL queries that concatenate user input directly into the query string using the username parameter.Affected if The code uses string concatenation (e.g., 'SELECT * FROM users WHERE username=' + $username) rather than parameterized queries for the login SQL query
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Test for SQL injection in username fieldSubmit login requests with boolean-based SQL injection payloads in the username field (e.g., "admin' AND '1'='1" or "admin' AND '1'='2") and compare the application's response. Different responses between true and false conditions indicate vulnerability.Affected if The application exhibits different behavior (different error messages, response times, or authentication outcomes) when boolean-based SQL payloads are injected into the username parameter
A system is affected if it runs Wecodex School Management System CMS version 1.0, exposes the admin login processlogin endpoint, and uses direct string concatenation in SQL queries with the username parameter without parameterized queries.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataReplace dynamic SQL queries in the login functionality with parameterized queries or prepared statements to neutralize SQL injection vectors. Additionally, implement input validation and apply principle of least privilege to database accounts.
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