# CVE-2025-9699: SourceCodester Online Polling System Code checklogin.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the login script to access or modify database information in the Online Polling 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:** 30 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 2 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-73w9-qrcg-x39w

## What is CVE-2025-9699?

CVE-2025-9699 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Polling System Code, published on 30 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was detected in SourceCodester Online Polling System Code 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/checklogin.php. The manipulation of the argument myusername results in sql injection. The attack may be performed from a remote location. The exploit is now 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-2025-9699?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Razormist Online Polling System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-9699?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9699 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-9699 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9699 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Polling System Code

- [CVE-2025-10076](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10076/): SourceCodester Online Polling System manage-profile.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10077/): SourceCodester Online Polling System registeracc.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10078](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10078/): SourceCodester Online Polling System candidates.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10082](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10082/): SourceCodester Online Polling System manage-admins.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10617/): SourceCodester Online Polling System positions.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-9699 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-9699 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Polling System Code, published on 30 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-2025-9699 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Polling System Code. 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-2025-9699/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9699/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9699
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9699
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-9699

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9699/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.