CVE-2025-7171
Published: 08 July 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-7171 is a high-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Code-Projects Crime Reporting System. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Valid Accounts (T1078); ranked in the top 48.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.
Developer assessments and testing (including injection-focused techniques) identify improper neutralization of special elements, and the verifiable flaw remediation corrects them pre-deployment.
Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.
Identifies indicators of injection attacks (command, SQL, LDAP, etc.) via anomaly and attack monitoring.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in unauthenticated login endpoint enables public-facing app exploitation (T1190), valid account access via auth bypass (T1078), database data collection (T1213.006), and stored data manipulation (T1565.001).
NVD Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in code-projects Crime Reporting System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /policelogin.php. The manipulation of the argument email leads to sql injection. The attack…
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may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-7171 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-74, CWE-89) in the code-projects Crime Reporting System 1.0. The issue affects an unknown functionality in the /policelogin.php file, where manipulation of the email argument enables SQL injection. Published on 2025-07-08, 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).
Remote attackers require no privileges or user interaction to exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity. By submitting a crafted email parameter to /policelogin.php, an unauthenticated adversary can inject malicious SQL, potentially achieving low levels of impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as limited data access, modification, or disruption.
Advisories and details are available via references including code-projects.org, a GitHub issue at github.com/tangjihong1974/cve/issues/4, and VulDB entries at vuldb.com/?ctiid.315110, vuldb.com/?id.315110, and vuldb.com/?submit.606606. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used by attackers.
Notable context includes the public availability of the exploit, increasing the risk for unpatched instances of Crime Reporting System 1.0. No real-world exploitation in the wild is mentioned in available details.
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