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CVE-2025-8986: SourceCodester COVID 19 Testing Management System · SQL Injection

Affects SourceCodester COVID 19 Testing Management SystemSource CVE Database V5

0

Public exploit available · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 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 37% 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 14 Aug 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 COVID 19 Testing Management SystemAffected
  • =1.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately review and restrict access to the /search-report-result.php endpoint, implementing web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts targeting the 'serachdata' parameter. Input validation and parameterized queries or prepared statements must be enforced in the application code to eliminate injection vectors. Regular monitoring of logs for suspicious query patterns and anomalous database activity is essential. Additionally, organizations should conduct thorough security assessments of all web-facing applications handling sensitive health data to identify similar injection flaws. Preparing incident response plans for potential data breaches related to this vulnerability is also recommended.

Description

A vulnerability was determined in SourceCodester COVID 19 Testing Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /search-report-result.php. The manipulation of the argument serachdata leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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