CVE-2025-8238 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting code-projects Exam Form Submission 1.0, specifically within the /admin/update_s2.php file through manipulation of the 'credits' argument. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed on the KEV catalog, the exploit has been publicly disclosed, and there is significant community discussion, suggesting a high potential for exploitation despite no known Metasploit or ExploitDB modules. Organizations using the affected product should prioritize patching or mitigation efforts immediately.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:code-projects:exam_form_submission:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.