# CVE-2018-25207: Online Quiz Maker 1.0 SQL Injection via catid Parameter

> Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in Online Quiz Maker to extract sensitive data or bypass authentication via crafted POST requests.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6w6g-wxwv-2274

## What is CVE-2018-25207?

CVE-2018-25207 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Hscripts Online Quiz Maker, published on 26 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Online Quiz Maker 1.0 contains SQL injection vulnerabilities in the catid and usern parameters that allow authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. Attackers can submit malicious POST requests to quiz-system.php or add-category.php with crafted SQL payloads in POST parameters to extract sensitive database information or bypass authentication.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25207?


## How do I fix CVE-2018-25207?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25207 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-25207 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25207 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-25207 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-25207 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Hscripts Online Quiz Maker, published on 26 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25207 exists.

Affected product: Hscripts Online Quiz Maker. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25207/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25207/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25207
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25207
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-25207

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