Scholars Tracking SystemApplication · Fabian

CVE-2025-14951

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-19
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 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 confidence

SQL 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.

MitigationImplement 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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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
Scholars Tracking 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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Scholars Tracking System is installed
    Search 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
  2. Verify the installed version
    Check 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
  3. Locate the vulnerable /home.php file
    Find 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
  4. Check if the post_content parameter is used in SQL queries
    Inspect 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.

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

Implement 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.

Fix this in Scholars Tracking System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,130
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