# CVE-2025-8436: projectworlds Online Admission System viewdoc.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in viewdoc.php to read or modify database contents in the Online Admission 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:** 1 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hvx5-p2cq-7pwr

## What is CVE-2025-8436?

CVE-2025-8436 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in projectworlds Online Admission System, published on 1 Aug 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 projectworlds Online Admission System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /viewdoc.php. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched 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-2025-8436?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Projectworlds Online Admission System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-8436?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8436 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-8436 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8436 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in projectworlds Online Admission System

- [CVE-2024-51060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51060/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-12938](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12938/): projectworlds Online Admission System process_login.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-8496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8496/): projectworlds Online Admission System viewform.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-8471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8471/): projectworlds Online Admission System adminlogin.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-8338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8338/): projectworlds Online Admission System adminac.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-8436 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-8436 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in projectworlds Online Admission System, published on 1 Aug 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-2025-8436 exists.

Affected product: projectworlds Online Admission 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-2025-8436/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8436/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8436
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8436
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-8436

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8436/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.