CVE-2025-8496
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 has been found in projectworlds Online Admission System 1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /viewform.php. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched 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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in projectworlds Online Admission System 1.0's /viewform.php allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through the un-sanitized ID parameter. The critical CVSS score of 9.8 indicates the vulnerability is exploitable without authentication, potentially enabling full database compromise including data exfiltration or manipulation.
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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 application version is 1.0Locate the application source code and search for version strings in README files, config files, or the main index page. Check the application banner or any version-related comments in the PHP files.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0 of Projectworlds Online Admission System
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Verify viewform.php exists in the webrootSearch the web server document root for the file viewform.php. Common paths include /var/www/html/ or C:\inetpub\wwwroot\ on Windows web servers.Affected if The file viewform.php is present in the accessible web directory
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Confirm the ID parameter is accessibleTest accessing viewform.php with a GET request containing an ID parameter, such as: http://target/viewform.php?id=1. No authentication should be required to reach this endpoint.Affected if The endpoint responds to requests without requiring authentication and accepts the ID parameter
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Check for lack of SQL input sanitization in viewform.phpReview the source code of viewform.php and look for direct use of the ID parameter in SQL queries without prepared statements, parameterized queries, or input sanitization functions like mysqli_real_escape_string or PDO quote.Affected if The ID parameter is used directly in SQL queries without any escaping, validation, or prepared statement protection
A defender is affected if they are running Projectworlds Online Admission System version 1.0 with viewform.php accessible and the ID parameter handled without SQL injection protection.
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 in viewform.php, implement proper input validation on the ID parameter, and apply any vendor security patches. Deploy a WAF as an interim protective measure until the code-level fix is implemented.
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