Simple Attendance Record SystemApplication · Fabian

CVE-2025-14643

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-14
Mitigation only
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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 found in code-projects Simple Attendance Record System 2.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /check.php. Performing manipulation of the argument student results in sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could 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 confidence

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the /check.php file of the Simple Attendance Record System 2.0. The vulnerability is located in the 'student' parameter, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries. The attack can be exploited remotely without authentication and a public exploit is available.

MitigationThe vulnerability should be remediated by replacing dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries (prepared statements) in check.php, ensuring all user input is properly escaped or bound as parameters before database execution.

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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
Simple Attendance Record SystemApplication
Affected:= 2.0

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 the application is Simple Attendance Record System version 2.0
    Identify the running web application by examining application files, version metadata, or error messages. Check for version indicators in README files, configuration files, or the application source code.
    Affected if The application is Simple Attendance Record System but the version is not 2.0, or the version cannot be determined
  2. Verify check.php exists in the web application
    Locate the check.php file within the application's web root directory. This is the file containing the vulnerability.
    Affected if check.php exists and is accessible via the web server
  3. Examine the student parameter handling in check.php
    Open check.php and locate where the 'student' parameter is processed. Look for the code that handles this parameter and how it is used in database queries.
    Affected if The 'student' parameter is used in SQL queries without proper sanitization or parameter binding
  4. Check for dynamic SQL query construction
    Review the SQL query code in check.php. Identify whether the student parameter value is concatenated directly into SQL strings or if it is bound as a parameter using prepared statements.
    Affected if The student parameter is directly interpolated into SQL strings without using parameterized queries

You are affected if the Simple Attendance Record System version 2.0 is running and the check.php file uses the 'student' parameter in SQL queries without parameterized query implementation.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

The vulnerability should be remediated by replacing dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries (prepared statements) in check.php, ensuring all user input is properly escaped or bound as parameters before database execution.

Fix this in Simple Attendance Record System Scoped from the published advisory
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