# CVE-2025-13451: SourceCodester Online Shop Project action.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Search argument of action.php 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:** 20 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 20 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fc5c-72pw-87rx

## What is CVE-2025-13451?

CVE-2025-13451 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Shop Project, published on 20 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was identified in SourceCodester Online Shop Project 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /action.php. Such manipulation of the argument Search leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might 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-2025-13451?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Online Shop Project.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-13451?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13451 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-13451 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-13451 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Shop Project

- [CVE-2025-13449](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13449/): code-projects Online Shop Project login.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-13450](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13450/): SourceCodester Online Shop Project register.php cross site scripting (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-13451 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-13451 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Shop Project, published on 20 Nov 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-2025-13451 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Shop Project. 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-2025-13451/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13451/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13451
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13451
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-13451

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13451/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.