CVE-2025-12237
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 · uneditedA vulnerability was identified in projectworlds Advanced Library Management System 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /index.php. Such manipulation of the argument keywords leads to sql injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might 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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in projectworlds Advanced Library Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the 'keywords' parameter in /index.php. The lack of input sanitization or parameterized queries enables arbitrary database manipulation.
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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 installationLocate the Advanced Library Management System installation directory. Look for index.php and verify it is the Projectworlds product by checking file headers or application branding.Affected if The application is Projectworlds Advanced Library Management System version 1.0
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Identify the keywords parameter handlerOpen /index.php and search for code handling the 'keywords' parameter, typically using $_GET['keywords'] or $_POST['keywords'].Affected if The index.php file contains code that processes a 'keywords' parameter from user input
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Verify lack of prepared statementsExamine the database query code that uses the keywords parameter. Look for use of mysqli_prepare(), PDO::prepare(), or parameterized query patterns.Affected if The keywords parameter is directly concatenated into SQL queries without prepared statements or parameter binding
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Check for input sanitizationSearch for sanitization functions applied to the keywords input, such as mysqli_real_escape_string(), htmlspecialchars(), or custom validation functions.Affected if No input sanitization or validation is applied to the keywords parameter before use in SQL queries
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Confirm database connectivityVerify the application is configured with database credentials and can connect to a MySQL database. Check configuration files for database connection parameters.Affected if The application has an active database connection and the vulnerable query is executable
If the installed version is Projectworlds Advanced Library Management System 1.0 and index.php contains unsanitized 'keywords' parameter usage in SQL queries without prepared statements, the environment is affected.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace dynamic SQL queries with prepared statements/parameterized queries in index.php, implement input validation for the keywords parameter, and apply principle of least privilege to the database user.
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