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CVE-2025-6850VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-6850: code-projects Simple Forum · SQL Injection

Affects code-projects Simple ForumSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 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 33% 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 29 Jun 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
code-projects Simple ForumAffected
  • =1.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Since no official patches are currently available, European organizations should implement immediate compensating controls. These include: 1) Applying web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block SQL injection patterns targeting the 'File' parameter in /forum1.php; 2) Conducting thorough input validation and sanitization on all user-supplied inputs, particularly the 'File' argument, to neutralize malicious payloads; 3) Restricting database user privileges associated with the forum application to the minimum necessary, preventing unauthorized data access or modification; 4) Monitoring web server and database logs for unusual query patterns or errors indicative of injection attempts; 5) Isolating the forum application in a segmented network zone to limit lateral movement if compromised; 6) Considering temporary disabling or restricting access to the vulnerable functionality until a vendor patch is released; 7) Planning for an immediate update once a vendor patch or official fix becomes available. Additionally, organizations should review their incident response plans to prepare for potential exploitation scenarios.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Simple Forum 1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /forum1.php. The manipulation of the argument File leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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