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SQL Injection in School Management System Allows Data Extraction

CVE advisorySeverity: CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8)

CVE-2025-65133

The vulnerability affects a School Management System, which is typically deployed as a web application. Such systems are commonly hosted as internet-facing portals to allow students, faculty, and administrators to access services remotely via HTTP requests, making the web interface and its underlying endpoints commonly exposed to the public internet.

SQL Injection

Halo Surface Signal: 4 out of 5 — likely to be public-facing.

External exposure likelihood

Horizon Alert

Summary of the vulnerability and why it matters

A critical SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in a School Management System, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive database information. The issue can be exploited remotely without authentication, posing a significant risk to data integrity and confidentiality.

SQL injection lets attackers steal sensitive data.
Affects systems handling educational records.
Confirm relevance; ensure system security.

Attack Path

How an attacker could exploit the issue

An attacker can target a School Management System through network requests, regardless of their authentication status. By sending specially crafted HTTP requests to a specific endpoint, an attacker can inject malicious SQL commands. This manipulation can lead to the leakage of sensitive data from the system's database.

Network access required.
Crafted HTTP request to endpoint.
Sensitive data extraction risk.

Live Threat

Current exploitation, exposure, and threat context

A SQL injection vulnerability in the School Management System could allow unauthenticated or authenticated remote attackers to manipulate SQL queries. This manipulation could lead to the extraction of sensitive database information through crafted HTTP requests to the affected endpoint.

Sensitive database information.
Crafted HTTP requests.
Data exfiltration or modification.

Operational Fix

Recommended remediation, mitigation, and detection steps

This SQL injection vulnerability in the School Management System requires immediate attention from application owners and infrastructure teams. The first practical step is to identify all instances of this system, confirm their accessibility and business criticality, and locate the accountable owner to plan remediation efforts based on identified risks.

Application owners should own the issue.
Verify system exposure and business criticality.
Plan remediation based on identified risk.

Supplementary metadata

CVSS vector

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Frequently asked questions

What is the School Management System by manikandan580?

The School Management System is a web-based application designed to help educational institutions organize and track data such as student records and faculty information. It functions as a centralized digital hub, processing various user inputs through a web interface to manage backend database tasks.

What does CWE-89 mean for CVE-2025-65133?

CWE-89 identifies this vulnerability as Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command, commonly known as SQL injection. It means the application fails to properly filter user-supplied input, allowing an attacker to inject their own database commands instead of just providing data.

How can an attacker trigger this SQL injection?

An attacker triggers the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the target endpoint. The system does not require the attacker to be logged in to execute these commands, though authenticated users could potentially exploit it as well. It is not triggered by standard, legitimate application traffic.

Why does Halo Surface Signal categorize this as likely to be internet-facing?

Halo Surface Signal identifies this as likely to be internet-facing because school management portals are typically designed for remote access by students and staff. Since these systems often require connectivity to the public internet to function, the affected endpoints are frequently exposed to external network requests.

Do I need to take immediate action for CVE-2025-65133?

Yes. First, perform a search across your environment to find all instances of this specific software. Determine if the system is reachable from the internet or restricted to an internal network, and identify the person responsible for the application to coordinate a security review and remediation.

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Written by Nicholas Merritt

Nicholas Merritt is VP of Security Solutions at Halo Security. With more than 25 years across application security, vulnerability prioritization, and offensive security, he helps teams translate threat data into practical exposure validation and remediation focus. He authors Halo Threat Intelligence CVE advisories using Halo Surface Signal and H/A/L/O context to prioritize internet-facing risk.