# CVE-2025-8166: code-projects Church Donation System HTTP POST Request index.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the admin login to access or modify database contents in the Church Donation System.

- **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:** 25 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 25 Jul 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-83cx-f637-qm64

## What is CVE-2025-8166?

CVE-2025-8166 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Church Donation System, published on 25 Jul 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 code-projects Church Donation System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/index.php of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument Username 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-2025-8166?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Carmelo Church Donation System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-8166?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-8166 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8166 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Church Donation System

- [CVE-2025-7928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7928/): code-projects Church Donation System edit_user.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-7929](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7929/): code-projects Church Donation System edit_Members.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-7930](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7930/): code-projects Church Donation System add_members.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-7931](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7931/): code-projects Church Donation System admin_pic.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-7859](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7859/): code-projects Church Donation System update_password_admin.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-8166 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-8166 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Church Donation System, published on 25 Jul 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-2025-8166 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Church Donation 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-2025-8166/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8166/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8166
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8166
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-8166

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