# CVE-2025-10601: SourceCodester Online Exam Form Submission index.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the admin index.php email parameter to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 18 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j8mx-pwfr-v53j

## What is CVE-2025-10601?

CVE-2025-10601 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Exam Form Submission, published on 17 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Online Exam Form Submission 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/index.php. Such manipulation of the argument email leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10601?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Janobe Online Exam Form Submission.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-10601?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10601 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-10601 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-10601 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Exam Form Submission

- [CVE-2025-10596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10596/): SourceCodester Online Exam Form Submission index.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10600](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10600/): SourceCodester Online Exam Form Submission register.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10602](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10602/): SourceCodester Online Exam Form Submission delete_s1.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-10625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10625/): SourceCodester Online Exam Form Submission dashboard.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-10626](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10626/): SourceCodester Online Exam Form Submission update_s3.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-10601 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-10601 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Exam Form Submission, published on 17 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-10601 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Exam Form Submission. 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-2025-10601/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10601/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10601
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10601
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-10601

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10601/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.