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CVE-2025-10602VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-10602: SourceCodester Online Exam Form Submission · SQL Injection

Affects SourceCodester Online Exam Form SubmissionSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 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 17 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 Exam Form SubmissionAffected
  • =1.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should include restricting access to the /admin/delete_s1.php endpoint via network-level controls such as IP whitelisting or VPN-only access to limit exposure to trusted administrators. 2. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules specifically targeting SQL injection patterns on the 'ID' parameter to block malicious payloads. 3. Conduct thorough input validation and parameterized queries or prepared statements in the application code to prevent SQL injection. Since no official patches are currently available, organizations should consider code review and manual remediation of the vulnerable script. 4. Monitor logs for suspicious activities targeting the vulnerable endpoint, including unusual query patterns or repeated access attempts. 5. Educate administrative users on the risks and encourage strong authentication mechanisms, even though the vulnerability does not require authentication, to reduce overall risk. 6. Plan for an upgrade or migration to a more secure and actively maintained exam management system to eliminate reliance on vulnerable software. 7. Regularly back up critical data and test restoration procedures to mitigate potential data loss from exploitation.

Description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Exam Form Submission 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/delete_s1.php. Performing manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

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