# CVE-2025-9610: code-projects Online Event Judging System create_account.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the create_account.php file 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/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:** 29 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 29 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8q9g-rp7j-39jf

## What is CVE-2025-9610?

CVE-2025-9610 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Online Event Judging System, published on 29 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was determined in code-projects Online Event Judging System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /create_account.php. This manipulation of the argument fname causes sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Other parameters might be affected as well.

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-2025-9610?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Carmelo Online Event Judging System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-9610?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9610 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-9610 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9610 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Online Event Judging System

- [CVE-2025-10102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10102/): code-projects Online Event Judging System index.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10103](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10103/): code-projects Online Event Judging System home.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10104/): code-projects Online Event Judging System review_search.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-12252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12252/): code-projects Online Event Judging System action.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-12254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12254/): code-projects Online Event Judging System add_judge.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-9610 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-9610 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Online Event Judging System, published on 29 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-2025-9610 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Online Event Judging 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-2025-9610/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9610/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9610
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9610
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-9610

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