projectworlds Online Admission System adminlogin.php sql injection

published 2025-08-02 15 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-23440

cvss: 7.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in projectworlds Online Admission System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /adminlogin.php. The manipulation of the argument a_id leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Timeline

2025-08-02 Published
2025-08-11 First public exploit (EDB-52398)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 15 mo ago (2025-08-04)

Exploit prediction

0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-52398 projectworlds Online Admission System 1.0 - SQL Injection webapps, 2025-08-11
github.com https://github.com/tqlfront/CVE/issues/1 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	6.9	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
CNA	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	7.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	5.5	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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

projectworlds Online Admission System

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

References

github.com /tqlfront/CVE/issues/1
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?id.318521
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?ctiid.318521
signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
vuldb.com /?submit.626115
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-8471
NVD CVE-2025-8471

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Summary