Cyber Resilience

CVE-2020-37089

SQLi in Arox School Erp Pro 1.0

Public PoCSQLi
Published
03 February 2026
Modified
10 February 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v4 7.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
EPSS Score 0.0034 26th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2020-37089 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Arox School Erp Pro. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 26th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2020-37089 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) affecting School ERP Pro 1.0, specifically in the 'es_messagesid' parameter. The flaw enables attackers to manipulate database queries through GET requests by injecting crafted SQL statements.

Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, consistent with its CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N). Exploitation allows potential extraction of sensitive database information (high confidentiality impact), limited modification of data (low integrity impact), and deletion of database records.

Advisories and related resources include a VulnCheck advisory on the School ERP Pro esmessagesid SQL injection, an Exploit-DB proof-of-concept (exploit 48390), and archived project pages from SourceForge (School ERP Ultimate) and arox.in. No specific patches or mitigations are detailed in the provided information.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

School ERP Pro 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the 'es_messagesid' parameter that allows attackers to manipulate database queries through GET requests. Attackers can exploit the vulnerable parameter by injecting crafted SQL statements to potentially extract, modify, or delete…

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database information.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Why these techniques?

SQL injection in public-facing web app (School ERP Pro) directly enables remote exploitation of the application for data access/modification.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-4824Same vendor: Arox
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CVE-2024-27289Shared CWE-89
CVE-2024-33404Shared CWE-89
CVE-2024-31547Shared CWE-89
CVE-2024-34987Shared CWE-89
CVE-2024-7853Shared CWE-89
CVE-2024-6966Shared CWE-89

Affected Assets

arox
school erp pro
1.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-10 Information Input Validation
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation
  • SC-7 Boundary Protection
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)
  • SC-7 Boundary Protection
Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V6.2.5

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly prevents SQL injection by requiring validation of the 'es_messagesid' parameter to ensure only legitimate inputs reach database queries.

prevent

Mandates timely identification, reporting, and correction of the SQL injection flaw in School ERP Pro 1.0.

preventdetect

Boundary protection with web application firewalls can inspect and block crafted SQL payloads in GET requests targeting the vulnerable parameter.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly target injection flaws during coding and review so largely prevent CWE-89 introduction, yet the single broad outcome leaves residual risk from incomplete neutralization techniques or missed edge cases.

PR.AT-02 partial match
prevents

Training raises developer awareness of SQLi risks and can reduce introduction likelihood (partial) but removes none of the actual coding flaw's risk by itself since technical neutralization is still required.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

The same secure-coding and static-analysis activities surface missing neutralization of SQL metacharacters before the system is accepted.

prevents

Early warnings and shared best-practice information help organizations apply the latest remediation techniques against SQL-injection vulnerabilities.

prevents

Threat-intelligence feeds that surface new SQL-injection campaigns enable rapid updates to query-construction defenses and detection signatures before exploitation occurs.

prevents

Secure-coding rules and security testing phases mandate the use of parameterized queries or equivalent escaping, preventing the construction of dynamic SQL statements from untrusted input.

prevents

Language-specific secure coding rules, peer review and SAST together prevent the construction of SQL statements from untrusted data without proper parameterization or escaping.

References