CVE-2025-4728: SourceCodester Best Online News Portal search.php sql injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-4728 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Injection vulnerability in mayurik best_online_news_portal. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 15-05-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file /search.php. The manipulation of the argument searchtitle leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack 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.