CVE-2025-8493
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 Intern Membership Management System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/edit_student_query.php. The manipulation of the argument ID 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 · moderate confidenceA critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Intern Membership Management System 1.0 in the /admin/edit_student_query.php file. The ID parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries.
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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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Confirm the Intern Membership Management System is installedSearch your web server for files or directories containing 'intern' and 'membership' in the name, or check your application inventory for this specific product.Affected if The product is present on your system.
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Verify the installed version is 1.0Check the application's version identifier in its source code, about page, or configuration files. Compare against the affected version range.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0.
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Locate the edit_student_query.php fileSearch the web root directory for the file at path /admin/edit_student_query.php. Check if this file exists in your deployment.Affected if The vulnerable file exists in your installation.
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Confirm the admin interface is accessibleAttempt to access the /admin/ directory via HTTP/HTTPS. Verify whether authentication is required or if the interface is publicly reachable.Affected if The admin panel is accessible without authentication or with weak authentication.
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Inspect the ID parameter handling in edit_student_query.phpOpen edit_student_query.php and locate where the ID parameter is used in database queries. Determine if the code uses prepared statements/parameterized queries or direct string concatenation.Affected if The ID parameter is used in SQL queries without prepared statements or input sanitization.
You are affected if the Intern Membership Management System version 1.0 is installed with the vulnerable edit_student_query.php file present and the ID parameter in that file lacks parameterized query handling.
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, particularly for the ID parameter in edit_student_query.php. Conduct a comprehensive code audit to identify and remediate similar SQL injection vulnerabilities throughout the application.
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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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