CVE-2025-4497: code-projects simple_banking_system

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-4497 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in code-projects simple_banking_system. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 10-05-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 12-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was found in code-projects Simple Banking System up to 1.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Sign In. The manipulation of the argument password2 leads to buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.