CVE-2025-8166
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 Church Donation System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/index.php of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch 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 confidenceA SQL injection vulnerability in Church Donation System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL commands via the Username parameter in the HTTP POST request handler at /admin/index.php. The unsanitized user input is directly used in SQL query construction.
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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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Identify Church Donation System installationLocate the web application directory and check for the presence of /admin/index.php file, or identify if the application is running on the serverAffected if The file /admin/index.php exists in the web root directory
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Confirm application versionCheck the application's version information - typically found in a README file, about page, or version metadata within the application source codeAffected if The installed version is exactly 1.0 (Carmelo Church Donation System)
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Verify login endpoint accessibilityAttempt to access the login page at /admin/index.php via HTTP GET request to confirm the endpoint is exposedAffected if The /admin/index.php login page is accessible and accepts POST requests with a Username parameter
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Check if login handler processes Username parameterReview the application's login handling code in /admin/index.php to identify if it processes a Username parameter without prepared statementsAffected if The login handler processes the Username parameter from POST data and constructs SQL queries without parameterized queries or proper input sanitization
The environment is affected if Church Donation System version 1.0 is installed and the /admin/index.php login page is accessible, with the Username parameter being used in SQL query construction without prepared statements.
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 parameterized queries (prepared statements) for all database operations involving user input, particularly the login functionality. Apply input validation and escaping as an additional defense layer.
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