Online Student Result System
CVE-2025-12257
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Network-accessible unauthenticated SQLi with no scope change; Low C/I/A reflects partial database read-write access in a small demo application.
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A security vulnerability has been detected in SourceCodester Online Student Result System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /view_result.php. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
AnalysisAI
SQL injection in SourceCodester Online Student Result System 1.0 exposes remote unauthenticated attackers a direct path to manipulate backend database queries via the unsanitized id parameter in /view_result.php. Successful exploitation can yield unauthorized access to student result records, partial data modification, and limited availability disruption. A public proof-of-concept exploit exists (referenced via GitHub), though EPSS at 0.03% (8th percentile) signals negligible observed exploitation activity, consistent with the product's narrow educational/demo deployment footprint rather than any technical barrier to exploitation.
Technical ContextAI
The affected product is a PHP-based web application identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:oretnom23:online_student_result_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, authored by oretnom23 and distributed through SourceCodester as an open-source academic demo. The root cause is CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component - Injection), specifically classic SQL injection: the id parameter passed to /view_result.php is interpolated directly into a SQL query without sanitization or parameterization. This allows an attacker to alter query logic, escape intended data boundaries, and interact with the underlying database layer. The PHP stack and lack of prepared statements are the enabling technical conditions.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis for Online Student Result System 1.0. Given that SourceCodester publishes educational demo code rather than maintained commercial software, a formal patch release is unlikely. Developers who have deployed this codebase should replace dynamic SQL string concatenation in /view_result.php with parameterized queries (PDO prepared statements in PHP) and apply strict integer validation on the id parameter - these are targeted, low-side-effect fixes. As immediate compensating controls: restrict access to the application to authenticated or internal-only users via HTTP basic auth or IP allowlisting at the web server level; deploy a WAF rule filtering SQL metacharacters on the /view_result.php?id= endpoint (note: WAF bypass is possible with obfuscated payloads, so this is a temporary measure only); or take the application offline if it is not actively needed, since it is a demo codebase not intended for production exposure. See VulDB at https://vuldb.com/?id.329928 for additional context.
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