CVE-2025-3176
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 vulnerability was found in Project Worlds Online Lawyer Management System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file /single_lawyer.php. The manipulation of the argument u_id leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public 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 Project Worlds Online Lawyer Management System 1.0's /single_lawyer.php file via the u_id parameter allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL queries. The CVSS 9.8 score indicates unauthenticated remote attackers can potentially execute code or exfiltrate data from the underlying database.
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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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Confirm Online Lawyer Management System is installedSearch the web root directory for files or directories associated with 'Online Lawyer Management System' or 'lawyer' in the name. Look for typical paths like /lawyer/, /onlinelawyer/, or check for single_lawyer.php in accessible directories.Affected if The application files are found on the server
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Verify the exact version is 1.0Look for version information in source code comments, README files, or admin panel about pages. Check any version.php or similar files in the application root.Affected if The installed version matches 1.0 exactly (or cannot be determined but appears to be this application)
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Locate single_lawyer.php and examine the u_id parameter handlingFind single_lawyer.php in the web directory. Open the file and search for the u_id parameter usage in SQL queries. Check if the parameter is directly concatenated into SQL statements without visible sanitization or prepared statements.Affected if The file exists and u_id is used in SQL queries without parameterized binding
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Test if the vulnerable parameter is accessibleAttempt a benign test request to single_lawyer.php with a u_id parameter value (such as u_id=1' to trigger an SQL syntax error response). Monitor for SQL error messages in the response.Affected if The parameter is processed and SQL errors are returned, confirming the injection point is reachable
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Check if the application database is active and exposedVerify the application has a functional database connection. SQL injection requires the application to query a database. Check configuration files (like config.php or db.php) for active database connections.Affected if The application connects to a MySQL or similar database that can be queried through the vulnerability
The environment is affected if the Online Lawyer Management System version 1.0 is installed, single_lawyer.php exists with the u_id parameter being used in unsanitized SQL queries, and the database is accessible through the application.
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 dataReplace inline SQL queries with prepared statements/parameterized queries in single_lawyer.php, implement proper input validation for the u_id parameter, and apply any vendor security patches when available. A WAF can serve as an interim control.
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