What is CVE-2025-8985?

CVE-2025-8985 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sourcecodester Covid 19 Testing Management System, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2025-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2025-8985?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-8985 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Sourcecodester Covid 19 Testing Management System

CVE-2025-8985

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester COVID 19 Testing Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /profile.php. The manipulation of the argument mobilenumber leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Other parameters might be affected as well.

Published 2025-08-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sourcecodester Covid 19 Testing Management System — versions 1.0
Unyasoft Covid19 Testing Management System — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
github.com/zhuyi-hz/cve/issues/6 (issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit, Issue Tracking)
www.sourcecodester.com/ (Product, product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8985?: CVE-2025-8985 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sourcecodester Covid 19 Testing Management System, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2025-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-8985?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-8985 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.