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CVE-2025-7184

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-07-08
Mitigation only
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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 Library System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file /user/teacher/books.php. The manipulation of the argument Search 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 confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Library System 1.0 at /user/teacher/books.php via the Search parameter. The lack of parameterized queries or input sanitization allows attackers to inject malicious SQL queries remotely, potentially leading to unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, or complete system compromise.

MitigationImplement prepared statements/parameterized queries for all database interactions in books.php, apply input validation and output encoding for the Search parameter, and conduct a comprehensive audit of the application for similar SQL injection vulnerabilities.

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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
Library 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

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  1. Confirm Library System installation
    Locate the web application root directory and identify if it contains a folder structure with /user/teacher/books.php. This is the vulnerable file path.
    Affected if The file /user/teacher/books.php exists in the web application directory
  2. Verify product version
    Check the application's version identifier, typically found in a README file, about page, or version metadata within the source code. The affected version is 1.0.
    Affected if The installed Library System version is exactly 1.0
  3. Inspect the vulnerable code in books.php
    Open /user/teacher/books.php and locate the SQL query handling the Search parameter. Look for direct string concatenation of user input into the SQL query, such as $sql = "SELECT * FROM books WHERE title LIKE '%" . $_POST['search'] . "%'". Without prepared statements or parameter binding, the vulnerability exists.
    Affected if The Search parameter is used in SQL queries via direct string concatenation without prepared statements or input sanitization
  4. Confirm the Search parameter is accessible
    Verify that the /user/teacher/books.php page accepts GET or POST requests with a 'search' parameter. This is the injection point for the attack.
    Affected if The Search parameter is accepted as user input on the books.php page without validation

A user is affected if they have Library System version 1.0 installed with the file /user/teacher/books.php present and the Search parameter handled via direct string concatenation in SQL queries.

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 database interactions in books.php, apply input validation and output encoding for the Search parameter, and conduct a comprehensive audit of the application for similar SQL injection vulnerabilities.

Fix this in Library System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
13.0 hours of engineering $2,330
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