CVE-2025-14951
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 code-projects Scholars Tracking System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /home.php. Such manipulation of the argument post_content 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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the /home.php file of Scholars Tracking System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the 'post_content' parameter. The lack of proper input sanitization or parameterized queries enables attackers to manipulate database queries, potentially leading to 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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Identify if Scholars Tracking System is installedSearch the web root directory for files containing 'Scholars Tracking System' or look for the /home.php file in the web directory structure. Check for directories named 'scholars' or similar.Affected if The Scholars Tracking System application is found on the server
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Verify the installed versionCheck for version information in the application source files, README files, or any version metadata. Common locations include the application header, a version config file, or the main index.php.Affected if The installed version is Scholars Tracking System 1.0
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Locate the vulnerable /home.php fileFind the /home.php file within the web application directory and examine its content for the post_content parameter handling.Affected if The /home.php file exists and processes the post_content parameter
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Check if the post_content parameter is used in SQL queriesInspect the /home.php source code and search for SQL queries that incorporate the post_content parameter without proper sanitization or parameterized queries.Affected if The post_content parameter is used in dynamic SQL queries without prepared statements or input validation
If the Scholars Tracking System version 1.0 is installed and the /home.php file contains unsanitized post_content parameter usage in SQL queries, the environment is affected by CVE-2025-14951.
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 prepared statements/parameterized queries for all database interactions, particularly for the post_content parameter in /home.php. Additionally, apply input validation and output encoding to prevent SQL injection attacks.
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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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