CVE-2025-12939
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 security flaw has been discovered in SourceCodester Interview Management System up to 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /addCandidate.php. The manipulation of the argument candName results in sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Interview Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL code via the candName parameter in /addCandidate.php. The lack of input sanitization or parameterized queries enables attackers to manipulate database queries, potentially allowing unauthorized data access, modification, or complete system compromise.
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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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Locate the application installationSearch for the presence of SourceCodester or Janobe Interview Management System files on the web server, typically in the web root directoryAffected if The application directory containing Interview Management System files exists on the server
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Verify the installed versionCheck for version information in the application files such as version.php, about.php, or any README/install filesAffected if The installed version is exactly 1.0 as listed in the affected versions
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Identify the vulnerable scriptLocate the addCandidate.php file within the application directory structureAffected if The file /addCandidate.php exists in the application
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Inspect the candName parameter handlingOpen addCandidate.php and examine how the candName POST parameter is used in database queries - look for direct insertion into SQL statements without using prepared statements or sanitization functionsAffected if The candName parameter is directly concatenated into SQL queries without parameterized queries, mysqli_prepare, or input sanitization
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Confirm the endpoint is accessibleVerify the /addCandidate.php endpoint is reachable via HTTP/HTTPS from the networkAffected if The endpoint accepts requests and processes the candName parameter without authentication
The environment is affected if SourceCodester/Janobe Interview Management System version 1.0 is installed, addCandidate.php exists, and the candName parameter is processed without prepared statements or input sanitization.
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 addCandidate.php to properly sanitize the candName parameter before executing database operations.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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