CVE-2025-9610VulnerabilityPublished 29 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-9610: code-projects Online Event Judging System · SQL Injection

Affects code-projects Online Event Judging SystemSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 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 35% 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

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: Low
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: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to 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: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the Vulnerable System are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to 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 29 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 2026-10-25.

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 Online Event Judging System	Affected =1.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediate implementation of Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts targeting the /create_account.php endpoint and the 'fname' parameter. 2. Conduct a thorough code review and input validation audit of the Online Event Judging System, focusing on all user-supplied inputs, to identify and remediate additional injection points. 3. Employ parameterized queries or prepared statements in the application code to prevent SQL injection. 4. Restrict direct internet access to the Online Event Judging System by placing it behind VPNs or internal networks where possible. 5. Monitor database logs and application logs for suspicious queries or anomalies indicative of injection attempts. 6. Engage with the vendor or development team to obtain or develop patches addressing the vulnerability. 7. Implement strict least-privilege database user permissions to limit the impact of any successful injection. 8. Educate system administrators and developers on secure coding practices and the importance of input sanitization. 9. Regularly update and patch all related software components and dependencies to reduce attack surface. 10. Prepare an incident response plan specific to web application attacks to enable rapid containment if exploitation occurs.

Description

A vulnerability was determined in code-projects Online Event Judging System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /create_account.php. This manipulation of the argument fname causes sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Other parameters might be affected as well.

Impact

For European organizations using the code-projects Online Event Judging System, this vulnerability poses a risk of unauthorized access to sensitive data such as participant identities, judging scores, and event outcomes. This could lead to data breaches violating GDPR regulations, resulting in legal penalties and reputational damage. Manipulation of judging data could also affect the fairness and credibility of events, impacting organizations that rely on these systems for competitions, academic assessments, or public events. The remote, unauthenticated nature of the exploit increases the risk of widespread attacks, especially if the system is exposed to the internet without adequate network protections. Additionally, the potential for data integrity compromise could disrupt event operations and require costly incident response and remediation efforts. Although no active exploits are currently known, the public disclosure of the vulnerability means attackers could develop exploits rapidly, increasing the threat landscape for European entities.

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