CVE-2025-13297
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 vulnerability has been detected in itsourcecode Web-Based Internet Laboratory Management System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /course/controller.php. Such manipulation leads to sql injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly 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 · high confidenceA critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in itsourcecode Web-Based Internet Laboratory Management System 1.0 within the /course/controller.php file. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through an unknown function, potentially enabling complete database compromise, data exfiltration, or remote code execution.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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 application installationLocate the Itsourcecode Web-Based Internet Laboratory Management System installation directory on the server. Common paths include web server document roots (e.g., /var/www/html, /htdocs, C:\inetpub\wwwroot). Look for the presence of the /course/ directory and controller.php file.Affected if The application is installed and the /course/controller.php file exists on the system.
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Verify product versionCheck the installed version of the Itsourcecode Web-Based Internet Laboratory Management System. Look for version information in any README file, about page, or metadata within the application. Compare against version 1.0.Affected if The installed version is 1.0.
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Inspect vulnerable file for SQL query handlingExamine the /course/controller.php file for database query operations. Look for SQL statements that incorporate user-supplied input without proper parameterization. Search for patterns like $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST being directly concatenated into SQL queries.Affected if The file contains SQL queries that incorporate unsanitized user input from request parameters.
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Identify affected database operationsReview all functions within /course/controller.php that interact with the database. Identify which functions process user-supplied parameters and construct SQL queries dynamically. Note the specific function(s) handling course-related operations.Affected if User-controllable parameters are passed directly into SQL queries within any function in controller.php.
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Assess network exposureDetermine if the web application is accessible over the network. Check if the server hosting the application has the affected endpoints exposed to untrusted networks or the internet.Affected if The application is network-accessible and the /course/controller.php endpoint can be reached by remote attackers.
The environment is affected if the Itsourcecode Web-Based Internet Laboratory Management System version 1.0 is installed with the /course/controller.php file present and containing SQL queries that use unsanitized user input.
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 dataImplement parameterized queries (prepared statements) for all database operations in /course/controller.php and apply proper input validation and sanitization to user-supplied parameters.
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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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