# CVE-2025-4728: SourceCodester Best Online News Portal search.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the search feature 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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 May 2025
- **Updated:** 16 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2qvr-7jvg-p9jj

## What is CVE-2025-4728?

CVE-2025-4728 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal, published on 15 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file /search.php. The manipulation of the argument searchtitle 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-2025-4728?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Best Online News Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-4728?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4728 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-4728 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-4728 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal

- [CVE-2025-1869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1869/): SQL injection vulnerability in 101news (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-1870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1870/): SQL injection vulnerability in 101news (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-1871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1871/): SQL injection vulnerability in 101news (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-1872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1872/): SQL injection vulnerability in 101news (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-1873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1873/): SQL injection vulnerability in 101news (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-4728 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-4728 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal, published on 15 May 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-2025-4728 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Best Online News Portal. 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-2025-4728/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4728/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4728
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4728
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-4728

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4728/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.