# CVE-2025-14229: SourceCodester Inventory Management System SVC Report Export csv injection

> Attackers can inject malicious formulas into CSV exports, potentially executing code or modifying data in the Inventory Management System.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hvww-m87w-qfpc

## What is CVE-2025-14229?

CVE-2025-14229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Inventory Management System, published on 8 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security vulnerability has been detected in SourceCodester Inventory Management System 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component SVC Report Export. Such manipulation leads to csv injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component), CWE-1236 (Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14229?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Warren-Daloyan Inventory Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-14229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-14229 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-14229 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Inventory Management System

- [CVE-2025-13565](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13565/): SourceCodester Inventory Management System resetPassword.php password recovery (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14229 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-14229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Inventory Management System, published on 8 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-14229 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Inventory Management System. 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-2025-14229/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14229/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14229
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14229
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-14229

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14229/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.