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CVE-2025-10078VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-10078: SourceCodester Online Polling System · SQL Injection

Affects SourceCodester Online Polling SystemSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 35% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
SourceCodester Online Polling SystemAffected
  • =1.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Since no official patches are currently available, European organizations should prioritize the following mitigations: 1) Immediate code review and sanitization of all input parameters, especially the 'ID' parameter in /admin/candidates.php, using parameterized queries or prepared statements to prevent SQL injection. 2) Implement Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block SQL injection patterns targeting the vulnerable endpoint. 3) Restrict access to the /admin directory through network segmentation, IP whitelisting, or VPN access to limit exposure. 4) Conduct thorough security testing and vulnerability scanning on all instances of the polling system to identify and remediate similar injection flaws. 5) Monitor logs for suspicious activities related to SQL injection attempts and respond promptly. 6) Consider migrating to alternative polling systems with active security support if remediation is not feasible. 7) Educate administrators about the risks and signs of exploitation to enhance incident detection and response capabilities.

Description

A vulnerability was detected in SourceCodester Online Polling System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/candidates.php. Performing manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public and may be used.

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