CVE-2025-7169
Published: 08 July 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-7169 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Code-Projects Crime Reporting System. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 48.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SC-7 (Boundary Protection).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-7169 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Crime Reporting System 1.0, published on 2025-07-08. The flaw affects an unknown function within the file /complainer_page.php, where manipulation of the "location" argument enables SQL injection. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) and maps to CWEs-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) and CWE-89 (SQL Injection).
Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability without authentication or user interaction, requiring only network access and low attack complexity. Successful exploitation via the manipulated "location" argument allows SQL injection, potentially resulting in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Advisories provide further details via VulDB entries (ctiid.315108, id.315108, submit.606594), a GitHub issue at github.com/fpclose/cve/issues/4, and the project site at code-projects.org. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used by attackers.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-20417
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in code-projects Crime Reporting System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /complainer_page.php. The manipulation of the argument location leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack…
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remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Direct remote exploitation of a public-facing web application via unauthenticated SQL injection in a PHP endpoint.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Requires validation and sanitization of all inputs (including the 'location' parameter) to block SQL command injection before execution.
Boundary protection mechanisms such as WAF rules or input filtering at network/application boundaries can block malicious SQL payloads targeting /complainer_page.php.
Continuous monitoring of system and application events can identify anomalous SQL statements or error patterns indicative of injection attempts.