CVE-2025-3968Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated SQL injection via concatenated cat_id

Published Apr 27, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2025

SQL injection in api.php in Code Projects News Publishing Site Dashboard 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter database queries. The endpoint directly concatenates the unfiltered cat_id query parameter into an SQL statement, allowing supplied syntax to change the statement. A valid low-privilege session is required; injected SQL operates within the database account's permissions and exposes stored data to reading or modification.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in api.php in Code Projects News Publishing Site Dashboard 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter database queries. The endpoint directly concatenates the unfiltered cat_id query parameter into an SQL statement, allowing supplied syntax to change the statement. A valid low-privilege session is required; injected SQL operates within the database account's permissions and exposes stored data to reading or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-3968
Published
Apr 27, 2025
Updated
Apr 28, 2025
Vendor
Code Projects
Product
News Publishing Site Dashboard
Classifications
CWE-74, CWE-89, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Code Projects · News Publishing Site Dashboardversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

6.3VulDB CNACVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5VulDB CNAAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
6.3VulDB CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
5.3VulDB CNACVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

Public exploit references

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