Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects School Activity Updates with SMS Notification v1.0 and could let a privileged attacker manipulate database queries through an admin event-edit function. The business risk is serious because successful exploitation could expose, change, or disrupt stored application data.
Executive priority
Prioritize within the normal high-severity application security queue. Escalate faster if the application is internet-facing, stores sensitive school or user data, or has broad admin access. No source in the bundle confirms active exploitation.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-89 SQL injection in School Activity Updates with SMS Notification v1.0, in the event edit id parameter under the admin module. CVSS 3.1 is 7.2 with AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, meaning exploitation is network reachable but requires high privileges.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running this specific PHP application and allowing access to its admin event-management module. The CVE record’s affected vendor and product fields are marked n/a, so asset confirmation requires local inventory review.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. A public GitHub report is referenced, but the CVSS vector indicates high privileges are required before exploitation. Treat this as a serious post-authentication application risk, not confirmed internet-wide exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the CVE record identifies the route and parameter class, but affected vendor/product metadata is n/a and no patch is named. Validate against local source code and deployment exposure before assigning remediation ownership.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor or project guidance for an update or official fix.
- Restrict admin module access to trusted networks and users.
- Review admin accounts and remove unnecessary privileged access.
- Consider retiring or replacing the application if unsupported.
- Increase monitoring for suspicious admin database activity.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether School Activity Updates with SMS Notification v1.0 is deployed.
- Identify whether the admin event-edit module is reachable.
- Verify who has high-privilege admin access.
- Review logs for unusual admin event-edit activity.
- Check vendor records for patch or remediation guidance.
Public sources used
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/MagicWHat/bug_report/blob/main/vendors/wsatm/school-activity-updates-sms-notification/SQLi-1.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.