CVE-2025-8438
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 classified as critical was found in code-projects Wazifa System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /controllers/postpublish.php. The manipulation of the argument post 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 confidenceA critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Wazifa System 1.0 PHP application. The vulnerability is located in /controllers/postpublish.php where the 'post' parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious SQL statements.
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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 Wazifa System installationCheck for the presence of the Wazifa System application files, typically in the web root directory. Look for common indicators such as a 'wazifa' folder or files containing 'Wazifa System' in their content.Affected if The Wazifa System version 1.0 is present on the server.
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Locate the vulnerable fileInspect the /controllers/postpublish.php file within the Wazifa System installation directory.Affected if The file /controllers/postpublish.php exists in the application.
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Verify the vulnerable parameterExamine the postpublish.php file and search for usage of the 'post' parameter, typically accessed via $_POST['post'] or $_GET['post']. Check how this parameter is handled in database query contexts.Affected if The 'post' parameter is used in SQL queries without proper sanitization or prepared statements.
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Confirm lack of input sanitizationReview the code around the 'post' parameter usage. Look for absence of functions like mysqli_prepare, PDO::prepare, or other sanitization methods (such as mysqli_real_escape_string) before constructing SQL queries.Affected if SQL queries involving the 'post' parameter are constructed without parameterized queries or input sanitization.
A system is affected if Wazifa System 1.0 is installed and the /controllers/postpublish.php file contains unsanitized 'post' parameter usage in SQL 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 dataImplement prepared statements/parameterized queries for all database operations involving user input, particularly the 'post' parameter. Additionally, apply input validation and output encoding as defense-in-depth measures.
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