CVE-2025-6468
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 code-projects Online Bidding System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /bidnow.php. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated 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 /bidnow.php script of Online Bidding System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through the unvalidated ID parameter. The public exploit availability increases risk of immediate exploitation.
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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 the application versionLocate and examine any version file, header, or documentation in the web root (e.g., README, index.php, or the application's login page) to identify if the installed version is Online Bidding System 1.0Affected if The installed application is Fabian Online Bidding System version 1.0
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Locate bidnow.phpCheck the web server's document root for the presence of the file bidnow.php - typically found in the main web directory of the applicationAffected if The file bidnow.php exists in the application's web directory
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Examine SQL query handling in bidnow.phpOpen bidnow.php in a text editor or use 'grep -n' to search the file contents. Look for SQL queries that incorporate the 'id' parameter without using prepared statements, parameter binding, or input sanitization functions (such as mysqli_prepare, PDO::prepare, or htmlspecialchars/real_escape_string)Affected if The code contains SQL queries that directly insert the $_GET['id'] or $_POST['id'] parameter into the query string without parameterization or escaping
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Test the ID parameter for SQL injectionUsing a local testing tool or curl, send a crafted request to bidnow.php with a test payload in the ID parameter (e.g., ?id=1' OR '1'='1) and observe whether the application returns a database error or unexpected resultsAffected if The application returns SQL syntax errors or responds differently to the test payload, indicating unsanitized input is being executed as SQL code
Your environment is affected if you are running Online Bidding System 1.0 and the bidnow.php file contains direct SQL query construction using the ID parameter without prepared statements or input sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements in bidnow.php and conduct a full application audit for additional SQL injection vulnerabilities.
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