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Currency Exchange SystemApplication · Fabian

CVE-2025-14216

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-08
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 vulnerability was determined in code-projects Currency Exchange System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /viewserial.php. This manipulation of the argument ID causes sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out 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 confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in Currency Exchange System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the ID parameter in /viewserial.php. The lack of input sanitization or parameterized queries enables arbitrary database manipulation.

MitigationImplement prepared statements/parameterized queries for the ID parameter in viewserial.php and validate all user inputs before database operations.

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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
Currency Exchange 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 Currency Exchange System installation
    Locate the web application's root directory and check for the presence of viewserial.php file
    Affected if The file /viewserial.php exists in the web application directory
  2. Verify installed version
    Check application version - typically found in version files, about page, or README in the application root
    Affected if Installed version is Fabian Currency Exchange System 1.0
  3. Identify application entry point
    Examine the web server configuration or application directory structure to confirm viewserial.php is accessible via HTTP
    Affected if viewserial.php is accessible as a web-accessible endpoint
  4. Check for untrusted input handling
    Review the source code of viewserial.php, specifically looking for SQL queries that use the ID parameter without prepared statements or input sanitization
    Affected if The ID parameter is used directly in SQL queries without parameterization

A user is affected if they are running Fabian Currency Exchange System version 1.0 with viewserial.php accessible and the ID parameter used in unsanitized SQL queries.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement prepared statements/parameterized queries for the ID parameter in viewserial.php and validate all user inputs before database operations.

Recommended fix Low confidence
  1. 1. Immediately restrict network access to the affected Currency Exchange System to reduce exposure.
  2. 2. Implement input validation on the ID parameter in /viewserial.php - sanitize and validate all user-supplied input before using it in database queries.
  3. 3. Replace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries (prepared statements) in PHP using PDO or mysqli with bound parameters.
  4. 4. Apply the principle of least privilege to the database user account used by the application.
  5. 5. Consider deploying a WAF (Web Application Firewall) as an interim protective measure.
  6. 6. Monitor the application and database for signs of exploitation.
  7. 7. Evaluate migrating to a actively maintained currency exchange solution with security support.
Caveat No official fixed version is available from code-projects.org for this product; migration to an actively maintained solution may be required

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Currency Exchange System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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