CVE-2025-8270
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 Exam Form Submission 1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/delete_s2.php. The manipulation of the argument ID 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 confidenceA critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in the /admin/delete_s2.php file of the Exam Form Submission 1.0 application. The ID parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious SQL statements. This could enable unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion of database contents, and potentially remote code execution depending on database configuration.
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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 Exam Form Submission installationSearch your web server for files or directories containing 'exam' or 'form' in the name, and check for version indicators in source code or README filesAffected if The application is Code Projects Exam Form Submission version 1.0
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Locate the vulnerable PHP fileSearch for the file /admin/delete_s2.php in your web application's directory structureAffected if The file /admin/delete_s2.php exists in the webroot
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Check admin directory accessibilityAttempt to access the /admin/ directory directly via HTTP from an unauthenticated browser or curl requestAffected if The admin directory is accessible without authentication
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Verify ID parameter handlingExamine the source code of delete_s2.php and locate the SQL query that uses the ID parameter - check if it uses prepared statements or direct string concatenationAffected if The ID parameter is used directly in SQL queries without parameterized queries or input sanitization
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Test for SQL injection vulnerabilitySend a crafted request to /admin/delete_s2.php with SQL metacharacters in the ID parameter (e.g., ID=1' OR '1'='1) and observe the database responseAffected if The application returns database errors or exhibits unexpected behavior indicating SQL injection is possible
Your environment is affected if you have Code Projects Exam Form Submission 1.0 installed with the /admin/delete_s2.php file accessible and the ID parameter not using parameterized queries.
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 statements/prepared statements, implement proper input validation on all user-supplied parameters, and apply the principle of least privilege to database accounts. Consider deploying a WAF as an interim protective measure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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