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CVE-2025-10409: SourceCodester Student Grading System · SQL Injection

Affects SourceCodester Student Grading SystemSource CVE Database V5

0

Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
SourceCodester Student Grading SystemAffected
  • =1.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

  1. Immediate mitigation should include implementing input validation and parameterized queries or prepared statements to prevent SQL injection in the 'fname' parameter.
  2. If source code modification is not feasible immediately, deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts targeting the vulnerable parameter can reduce risk.
  3. Conduct a thorough audit of all user input handling in the application to identify and remediate similar injection points.
  4. Restrict database user privileges to the minimum necessary to limit the impact of a successful injection attack.
  5. Monitor logs for unusual database query patterns or repeated access attempts to the vulnerable endpoint.
  6. Engage with the vendor or community to obtain or develop an official patch and plan for timely application once available.
  7. Educate IT and security teams in affected institutions about this vulnerability and the importance of rapid response to public exploit disclosures.

Description

A weakness has been identified in SourceCodester Student Grading System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /rms.php?page=users. Executing manipulation of the argument fname can lead to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.

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