CVE-2025-1168 SourceCodester Contact Manager with Export to VCF delete-contact.php sql injection

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in delete-contact.php to read or modify database contents in SourceCodester Contact Manager.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-1168?

CVE-2025-1168 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Contact Manager with Export to VCF, published on 11 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Contact Manager with Export to VCF 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /endpoint/delete-contact.php. The manipulation of the argument contact leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-89, CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1168?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rems Contact Manager With Export to Vcf.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.

Is CVE-2025-1168 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-798f-57rp-g3wf.

Is CVE-2025-1168 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free