CVE-2025-7173
Published: 08 July 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-7173 is a high-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Code-Projects Library 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 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 public-facing web application (/add-student.php) enables exploitation for initial access (T1190), data collection from databases (T1213.006), and stored data manipulation in databases (T1565.001).
NVD Description
A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Library System 1.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /add-student.php. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The…
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exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-7173 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-74, CWE-89) in code-projects Library System 1.0, published on 2025-07-08. The issue resides in unknown code within the /add-student.php file, where manipulation of the Username argument triggers the injection.
The vulnerability enables remote exploitation by unauthenticated attackers (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) with low complexity and no user interaction. Successful attacks can result in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:L/I:L/A:L), yielding a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3.
Advisories from VulDB (ctiid.315112, id.315112, submit.606656) and a GitHub issue (https://github.com/Qq2240151/CVE/issues/2) document the flaw, with the exploit disclosed publicly and available for use. The project site (https://code-projects.org/) provides context on the affected Library System.
The public disclosure of the exploit increases the risk of active exploitation against unpatched instances.
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