CVE-2025-9610: carmelo online_event_judging_system Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-9610 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Injection vulnerability in carmelo online_event_judging_system. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 29-08-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 29-08-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was determined in code-projects Online Event Judging System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /create_account.php. This manipulation of the argument fname causes sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Other parameters might be affected as well.

• 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.