CVE-2025-7180
Published: 08 July 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-7180 is a high-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Carmelo Staff Audit 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?
Unauthenticated remote SQL injection in public-facing web application (/login.php) enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and server software components (T1505) as mapped in advisories.
NVD Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in code-projects Staff Audit System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /login.php. The manipulation of the argument User leads to sql injection. The attack may be…
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initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-7180 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Staff Audit System 1.0, affecting the processing of the /login.php file. The issue arises from improper handling of the "User" argument, classified under CWE-74 and CWE-89. 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.
Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability without authentication by manipulating the User parameter in requests to /login.php, enabling SQL injection attacks. Successful exploitation grants low-level impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially allowing unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption within the application's database.
Advisories from VulDB (ctiid.315119, id.315119) and a GitHub repository (kn1g78/cve staff1/staff1.md) document the vulnerability, with the exploit publicly disclosed and available for use. The software's site at code-projects.org provides context, but no specific patches or mitigations are detailed in the available references.
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