Visitor Management SystemApplication · Projectworlds

CVE-2025-8948

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-14
Mitigation only
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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 determined in projectworlds Visitor Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /front.php. The manipulation of the argument rid leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack 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

The Visitor Management System 1.0 by projectworlds contains a SQL injection vulnerability in /front.php. The 'rid' parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries, allowing an attacker to inject malicious SQL code. This can lead to unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, or potential system compromise.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries or prepared statements to ensure user input is properly escaped and treated as data rather than executable code. Additionally, implement input validation and least-privilege database accounts.

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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
Visitor Management 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. Verify Visitor Management System installation
    Locate the web application directory and confirm the presence of Visitor Management System files, specifically /front.php. Check application documentation or metadata files for version 1.0.
    Affected if The application is Projectworlds Visitor Management System version 1.0 with /front.php present.
  2. Confirm the rid parameter is accepted
    Submit an HTTP GET request to /front.php with a test value for the 'rid' parameter (e.g., ?rid=1) and verify the application processes it without rejecting or sanitizing the input.
    Affected if The application accepts and processes the 'rid' parameter without error.
  3. Check for SQL injection vulnerability
    Analyze the source code of /front.php to verify if the 'rid' parameter is directly concatenated into SQL queries without using parameterized queries, prepared statements, or input sanitization functions.
    Affected if The 'rid' parameter is used in dynamic SQL queries without parameterized statements or proper escaping.

A user is affected if they are running Projectworlds Visitor Management System version 1.0 where /front.php exists and the 'rid' parameter is used in unsanitized SQL queries.

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 with parameterized queries or prepared statements to ensure user input is properly escaped and treated as data rather than executable code. Additionally, implement input validation and least-privilege database accounts.

Fix this in Visitor Management System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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