Online Water Billing SystemApplication · Campcodes

CVE-2025-8924

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A vulnerability was identified in Campcodes Online Water Billing System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /viewbill.php. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. The attack may 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 confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in Campcodes Online Water Billing System 1.0's /viewbill.php script allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter. The lack of input sanitization or parameterized queries enables attackers to manipulate database queries.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries in viewbill.php with prepared statements/parameterized queries to properly sanitize the ID parameter. Validate and whitelist input where possible.

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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
Online Water Billing SystemApplication
Affected:= 1.0

CVSS 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 checks

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  1. Confirm the application is Campcodes Online Water Billing System
    Access the application homepage and check the application name/version displayed in the UI, or examine the source code for branding identifiers indicating Campcodes Online Water Billing System
    Affected if The application is not the Campcodes Online Water Billing System or the version is not 1.0
  2. Verify viewbill.php exists and is accessible
    Navigate to the /viewbill.php endpoint in your web browser or via a web request tool (e.g., curl) and confirm the page loads without a 404 error
    Affected if The viewbill.php file does not exist or is not accessible in the application
  3. Check if the ID parameter is processed without parameterization
    Open viewbill.php in a text editor or via file access and locate the code handling the 'ID' parameter. Search for direct insertion of $_GET['ID'] or $_POST['ID'] into SQL queries without using prepared statements, parameter binding, or input sanitization functions
    Affected if The ID parameter is concatenated directly into SQL queries without parameterized queries, prepared statements, or input sanitization (e.g., mysqli_prepare, PDO::prepare, or filtering functions are absent)
  4. Confirm the application uses a database
    Check if the application connects to a database by examining viewbill.php for database connection code (mysqli_connect, PDO, mysql_connect) or configuration files in the application directory
    Affected if The application does not use a database, as the SQL injection requires an active database connection to be exploitable

You are affected if you are running Campcodes Online Water Billing System version 1.0 with the viewbill.php file accessible and the ID parameter handled without parameterized queries or input sanitization in the code.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Replace dynamic SQL queries in viewbill.php with prepared statements/parameterized queries to properly sanitize the ID parameter. Validate and whitelist input where possible.

Fix this in Online Water Billing System Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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