VulnerabilityPublished 28 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-9595: code-projects Student Information Management System · Cross-site Scripting

Affects code-projects Student Information Management SystemSource CVE Database V5

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:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
code-projects Student Information Management System	Affected =1.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, organizations should immediately implement input validation and output encoding on the 'uname' parameter in /login.php to prevent script injection. Specifically, use context-aware encoding (e.g., HTML entity encoding) before rendering user input in the browser. If possible, upgrade to a patched version of the Student Information Management System once available. In the absence of an official patch, apply web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block malicious payloads targeting the 'uname' parameter. Conduct security awareness training to educate users about phishing and suspicious links to reduce the risk of user interaction-based exploitation. Additionally, implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts. Regularly monitor logs for unusual activity related to login attempts and parameter manipulation. Finally, review and harden authentication mechanisms to detect and prevent session hijacking attempts.

Description

A vulnerability was found in code-projects Student Information Management System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /login.php. The manipulation of the argument uname results in cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from a remote location. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

Impact

For European organizations, particularly educational institutions using the affected Student Information Management System, this vulnerability poses a risk to the confidentiality and integrity of user sessions and data. Exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to student records, credential theft, or the spread of malware within the institution's network. Given the sensitivity of educational data under GDPR, any data breach or unauthorized data access could result in regulatory penalties and reputational damage. The remote exploitability without authentication increases the attack surface, especially if the system is accessible over the internet. Although the vulnerability requires user interaction, phishing campaigns or social engineering could be used to trick users into triggering the exploit. The limited impact on availability means the system is unlikely to be disrupted, but the confidentiality and integrity risks remain significant for protecting personal and academic data.

Summary

CVE-2025-9595 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified in version 1.0 of the code-projects Student Information Management System, specifically within the /login.php file. The vulnerability arises from improper sanitization or validation of the 'uname' parameter, which can be manipulated by an attacker to inject malicious scripts. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser when they interact with the vulnerable login page. The attack can be performed remotely without requiring authentication, although it requires user interaction (e.g., the victim visiting a crafted URL or submitting a manipulated form). The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3, indicating a medium severity level. The vector indicates network attack vector (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), user interaction required (UI:P), and limited impact on integrity (VI:L), with no impact on confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability does not have known exploits in the wild yet, but the exploit details have been publicly disclosed, increasing the risk of exploitation. XSS vulnerabilities like this can be leveraged for session hijacking, phishing, or delivering malware, especially in systems managing sensitive student information.

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