CVE-2025-4467: senior-walter online_student_clearance_system Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-4467 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Injection vulnerability in senior-walter online_student_clearance_system. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 09-05-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 15-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Student Clearance System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/edit-admin.php. The manipulation of the argument id/txtfullname/txtemail/cmddesignation leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

• CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.