CVE-2025-7172
Published: 08 July 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-7172 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 Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 47.5% 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 public-facing web application (/headlogin.php) enables exploitation for initial access (T1190) and arbitrary data collection from databases via injected queries (T1213.006).
NVD Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in code-projects Crime Reporting System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /headlogin.php. The manipulation of the argument email leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the…
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attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-7172 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-74, CWE-89) in code-projects Crime Reporting System 1.0, affecting an unknown functionality within the /headlogin.php file. The flaw is triggered by manipulation of the email argument, enabling SQL injection attacks. 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 was published on 2025-07-08.
The vulnerability is remotely exploitable by unauthenticated attackers with low complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges. Successful exploitation can result in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption within the affected application.
Advisories and related resources, including VulDB entries (https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.315111, https://vuldb.com/?id.315111, https://vuldb.com/?submit.606646) and a GitHub issue (https://github.com/A1b2rt/CVE/issues/5), provide further details. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used, as noted on code-projects.org (https://code-projects.org/).
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