# CVE-2025-5971: code-projects School Fees Payment System ajx.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in ajx.php to read or modify database contents in the School Fees Payment System.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 10 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6w39-p77c-pmpq

## What is CVE-2025-5971?

CVE-2025-5971 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects School Fees Payment System, published on 10 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in code-projects School Fees Payment System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file /ajx.php. The manipulation of the argument name_startsWith leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate 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-2025-5971?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fabian School Fees Payment System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-5971?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-5971 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5971 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects School Fees Payment System

- [CVE-2025-6403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6403/): code-projects School Fees Payment System student.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-5977](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5977/): code-projects School Fees Payment System datatable.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-5979](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5979/): code-projects School Fees Payment System branch.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-5985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5985/): code-projects School Fees Payment System improper authentication (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-6569](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6569/): code-projects School Fees Payment System student.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-5971 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-5971 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects School Fees Payment System, published on 10 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5971 exists.

Affected product: code-projects School Fees Payment 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-2025-5971/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5971/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5971
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5971
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-5971

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.