CVE-2025-8921
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 code-projects Job Diary 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /user-apply.php. The manipulation of the argument job_title leads to sql injection. The attack may 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 · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Job Diary 1.0 where the job_title parameter in /user-apply.php is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries. An attacker can inject malicious SQL code remotely to manipulate database queries, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or database compromise.
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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 Anisha Job Diary installationLocate the web application directory. Check for the presence of the Job Diary application files, typically found in the web server's document root.Affected if The Anisha Job Diary application is installed on the server.
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Verify application version is 1.0Check the application version. Look for a version file, footer, or metadata within the application that displays the version number.Affected if The installed version is Anisha Job Diary 1.0.
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Locate the vulnerable scriptIdentify if the file /user-apply.php exists within the application directory structure.Affected if The file /user-apply.php exists in the web application.
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Inspect the job_title parameter handlingExamine the /user-apply.php source code. Look for how the job_title parameter is processed and whether it is directly concatenated into SQL queries without sanitization or parameterization.Affected if The job_title parameter is used in SQL queries without prepared statements or proper escaping.
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Test for SQL injection vulnerabilityIf authorized and within scope, submit a benign SQL injection test payload (such as a single quote) to the job_title parameter via POST request to /user-apply.php and observe for SQL error messages or unexpected behavior.Affected if The application returns SQL syntax errors or behaves unexpectedly when special SQL characters are submitted in the job_title field.
A user is affected if they have Anisha Job Diary version 1.0 installed with the /user-apply.php script present and the job_title parameter handling vulnerable to SQL injection.
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 query construction with parameterized queries (prepared statements) for the job_title parameter in /user-apply.php, and implement proper input validation. Apply any available vendor patches.
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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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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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