Inventory Management SystemApplication · Code Projects

CVE-2025-6611

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-06-25
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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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 vulnerability was found in code-projects Inventory Management System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /php_action/createBrand.php. The manipulation of the argument brandStatus 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 confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in the Inventory Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the brandStatus parameter in /php_action/createBrand.php. The lack of input sanitization or parameterized queries enables attackers to manipulate database queries.

MitigationImplement prepared statements/parameterized queries for all SQL operations in createBrand.php, specifically validating and sanitizing the brandStatus input before database execution.

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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
Inventory Management 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. Verify Inventory Management System version
    Locate the version file, about page, or check the main application files (such as index.php, header.php, or a dedicated version/info file) for a version string. Compare against the affected version 1.0.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.0 of Code Projects Inventory Management System.
  2. Confirm vulnerable file exists
    Check if the file /php_action/createBrand.php exists in your web root directory. This is the file containing the vulnerable endpoint.
    Affected if The file /php_action/createBrand.php is present in the application directory.
  3. Inspect brandStatus handling in createBrand.php
    Open /php_action/createBrand.php and locate the code that processes the brandStatus parameter. Look for whether the parameter is used directly in SQL queries or properly sanitized/parameterized.
    Affected if The brandStatus parameter is used in SQL queries without prepared statements, parameterized queries, or input sanitization.
  4. Check for SQL injection in database logs
    Review your database server logs (MySQL/PostgreSQL error logs or general query logs) for suspicious SQL syntax around CREATE BRAND operations, especially unexpected UNION SELECT, OR 1=1, or other SQL injection patterns.
    Affected if Database logs show malformed SQL queries containing injection payloads in the brandStatus field.

You are affected if you are running Inventory Management System version 1.0 and the /php_action/createBrand.php file contains direct SQL query construction using the brandStatus parameter without prepared statements or input sanitization.

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 SQL operations in createBrand.php, specifically validating and sanitizing the brandStatus input before database execution.

Fix this in Inventory Management System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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