CVE-2018-25201: School Management System CMS 1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the admin login functionality that

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HIGH 7.1DOWNGRADE

CVE-2018-25201 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.1) affecting school management system cms. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

School Management System CMS 1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the admin login functionality that allows attackers to bypass authentication by injecting SQL code through the username parameter. Attackers can submit malicious payloads using boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques to the processlogin endpoint to authenticate as administrator without valid credentials.

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.1 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 57%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2026-03-26
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulnCheck · Vendor: wecodex

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-03-26 12:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:54 UTCUpdated Record last modified

wecodex school management system cms DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy school-management-system-cms || rpm -q school-management-system-cms || school-management-system-cms --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison school-management-system-cms sudo apt install school-management-system-cms=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold school-management-system-cms

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list school-management-system-cms sudo dnf downgrade school-management-system-cms-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add school-management-system-cms

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2018-25201?

school management system cms: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2018-25201 being exploited?

CVE-2018-25201 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2018-25201 affect?

CVE-2018-25201 affects school management system cms. Severity is high (CVSS 7.1). School Management System CMS 1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the admin login functionality that allows attackers to bypass authentication by injecting SQL code through the username parameter. Attackers can submit malicious pa

How urgent is CVE-2018-25201?

Priority 41/100. High severity; Public exploit reference

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