CVE-2025-6503
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 Inventory Management System 1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /php_action/fetchSelectedCategories.php. The manipulation of the argument categoriesId leads to sql injection. The attack may 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 Inventory Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the categoriesId parameter in /php_action/fetchSelectedCategories.php. This occurs due to improper input sanitization before database queries.
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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 Inventory Management System is installedCheck for the presence of the /php_action/ directory and specifically fetchSelectedCategories.php in your web root or application directoryAffected if The file /php_action/fetchSelectedCategories.php exists on the server
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Verify the application versionLook for version indicators such as a version.php file, README, or any file containing '1.0' that identifies the IMS versionAffected if The installed version is 1.0
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Inspect fetchSelectedCategories.php for SQL handlingOpen /php_action/fetchSelectedCategories.php and examine how the categoriesId parameter is used in SQL queries - look for direct string concatenation or interpolation into SQL statementsAffected if The code builds SQL queries by directly inserting the categoriesId parameter without using prepared statements or parameter binding
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Check for lack of prepared statementsSearch the file for patterns like 'prepare', 'bind_param', or '$stmt' - the absence of these indicates vulnerable dynamic SQLAffected if No prepared statements or parameterized query functions are used for the categoriesId parameter
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Confirm the categoriesId parameter is acceptedReview the file to verify it accepts and processes a categoriesId GET or POST parameter in the SQL queryAffected if The file processes a categoriesId parameter from user input and includes it directly in a SQL query
If the Inventory Management System version 1.0 is running and fetchSelectedCategories.php contains SQL queries that directly incorporate the categoriesId parameter without prepared statements, the environment is affected by CVE-2025-6503.
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 parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database operations involving the categoriesId parameter. If a vendor patch is available, apply it immediately. Alternatively, disable the affected functionality or restrict network access until remediation is complete.
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