# CVE-2020-25273: SQL injection in n/a

> Attackers can bypass admin authentication via SQL injection in the login screen, gaining unauthorized administrative access to the booking system.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x3m9-xj8f-j8qr

## What is CVE-2020-25273?

CVE-2020-25273 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In SourceCodester Online Bus Booking System 1.0, there is Authentication bypass on the Admin Login screen in admin.php via username or password SQL injection.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25273?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Online Bus Booking System Project Online Bus Booking System.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-25273?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-25273 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Online Bus Booking System 1.0,  there is Authentication bypass on the Admin Login screen in admin.php via username or password SQL injection. (github_poc): https://github.com/jonathanrey87/CVE-2020-25273

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-45012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45012/): Online Bus Booking System v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-45015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45015/): Online Bus Booking System v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-45018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45018/): Online Bus Booking System v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-45019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45019/): Online Bus Booking System v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-25889](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25889/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-25273 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-25273 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2020-25273/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25273/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25273
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25273
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25273

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25273/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.