Online Examination SystemApplication · Angeljudesuarez

CVE-2025-11736

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-10-14
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A flaw has been found in itsourcecode Online Examination System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /index.php. This manipulation of the argument Username causes sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.

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 · moderate confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Online Examination System 1.0 allows remote attackers to manipulate the Username argument in /index.php to inject malicious SQL queries, potentially allowing data exfiltration, authentication bypass, or complete database compromise.

MitigationImplement parameterized queries/prepared statements for the Username parameter and all user inputs; perform input validation and apply least-privilege database account restrictions.

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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
Online Examination SystemApplication
Affected:= 1.0

CVSS 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 checks

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  1. Confirm Online Examination System installation
    Locate the web application directory and identify if the Online Examination System (by Angeljudesuarez/itsourcecode) is deployed. Check for the presence of index.php in the web root.
    Affected if The application is present at /index.php and handles user authentication
  2. Verify the exact version number
    Check version.php, README, or any version file within the application directory for the exact version string.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0 (matching the affected range = 1.0)
  3. Inspect index.php for the Username parameter handling
    Open /index.php in the application root and locate the code that processes the Username form field. Search for SQL query construction involving the Username input.
    Affected if The Username parameter is directly concatenated into an SQL query without visible sanitization or prepared statements
  4. Check database interaction code for parameterized queries
    Examine the login/authentication logic in index.php or included files for the use of prepared statements, parameterized queries, or input validation functions on the Username field.
    Affected if No prepared statements or parameterized queries are used for the Username parameter in the SQL queries
  5. Test the Username parameter for SQL injection (authorized testing only)
    If authorized, submit a benign SQL payload (e.g., Username: ' OR '1'='1) in the login form and observe the application's response for SQL error messages or unexpected behavior.
    Affected if The application reflects SQL syntax errors or behaves unexpectedly, indicating unsanitized input is executed as SQL

The environment is affected if the Online Examination System version 1.0 is installed and the Username parameter in /index.php is processed without parameterized queries or input sanitization.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement parameterized queries/prepared statements for the Username parameter and all user inputs; perform input validation and apply least-privilege database account restrictions.

Fix this in Online Examination System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
34.0 hours of engineering $6,000
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