CVE-2025-6303
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 has been found in code-projects Online Shoe Store 1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /contactus1.php. The manipulation of the argument Message leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched 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 the Message parameter of /contactus1.php in Online Shoe Store 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands via the contact form.
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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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Locate the application installationSearch for the Online Shoe Store application files on the server. Common paths may include /var/www/html/, /www/, or C:\inetpub\wwwroot\. Look for directories containing shoe store or online store related files.Affected if The application is not found on the system, then the user is not affected by this CVE.
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Identify the application versionCheck for version indicators such as a version.php file, README.txt, or version information in the main index.php or config files. Compare the found version against version 1.0.Affected if The installed version is 1.0, indicating the user may be affected.
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Verify contactus1.php existsLocate the contactus1.php file within the application directory structure. This file is where the vulnerability exists.Affected if The file contactus1.php does not exist, then the user is not affected.
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Inspect the Message parameter handlingOpen contactus1.php and examine how the Message parameter is processed. Look for SQL query construction that uses the Message parameter directly without using prepared statements, parameter binding, or sanitization functions.Affected if The Message parameter is used directly in SQL queries without prepared statements or input sanitization, indicating the vulnerability is present.
The user is affected if they have Code Projects Online Shoe Store version 1.0 installed with the contactus1.php file present and the Message parameter processed in SQL queries without parameterized queries.
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 dynamic SQL queries with prepared statements/parameterized queries and implement input validation on the Message field.
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