CVE-2025-12292
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 determined in SourceCodester Point of Sales 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code 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 publicly disclosed and may be utilized.
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 confidenceSourceCodester Point of Sales 1.0 contains a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the /index.php login page. The Username parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to inject malicious SQL statements and potentially extract, modify, or delete database contents.
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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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Verify Point of Sales installation and versionLocate the application directory and check for version information in source files, README, or config files. Common paths include /var/www/html/ or C:\xampp\htdocs\ for web root. Look for version.txt, about page, or version comments in index.php.Affected if The installed version is 1.0 of SourceCodester/Janobe Point of Sales.
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Confirm index.php exists in web rootLocate the file index.php in the web application directory. This is the main entry point containing the login functionality.Affected if The file /index.php exists and is part of the Point of Sales application.
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Inspect login code in index.php for unsanitized Username parameterOpen index.php and locate the login form processing code. Search for the SQL query that uses the Username parameter (often in $_POST['username'] or similar). Check if the query is built using string concatenation or string formatting instead of prepared statements.Affected if The Username parameter is directly interpolated into SQL queries without using prepared statements (parameterized queries).
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Verify login functionality is exposedConfirm the /index.php login page is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS without authentication. This is typically the default landing page of the application.Affected if The login page at /index.php is publicly accessible without prior authentication.
You are affected if you are running SourceCodester/Janobe Point of Sales version 1.0 with the vulnerable index.php file that contains unsanitized Username parameter in login SQL queries, accessible without authentication.
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 parameterized queries (prepared statements) for the Username parameter and implement proper input validation. Apply least-privilege database accounts to limit the impact of any successful injection.
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