CVE-2025-3968: A vulnerability was found in codeprojects News Publishing Site Dashboard 1.0

Routine

MEDIUM 6.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-3968 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.3) affecting news publishing site dashboard. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in codeprojects News Publishing Site Dashboard 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /api.php. The manipulation of the argument cat_id leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 55%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-74, CWE-89
Published	2025-04-27
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: code-projects

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-04-27 11:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:21 UTCUpdated Record last modified

code-projects news publishing site dashboard 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 news-publishing-site-dashboard || rpm -q news-publishing-site-dashboard || news-publishing-site-dashboard --version

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

apt-cache madison news-publishing-site-dashboard sudo apt install news-publishing-site-dashboard=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold news-publishing-site-dashboard

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

dnf --showduplicates list news-publishing-site-dashboard sudo dnf downgrade news-publishing-site-dashboard-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add news-publishing-site-dashboard

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-2025-3968?

news publishing site dashboard: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-3968 being exploited?

CVE-2025-3968 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-2025-3968 affect?

CVE-2025-3968 affects news publishing site dashboard. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.3). A vulnerability was found in codeprojects News Publishing Site Dashboard 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /api.php. The manipulation of the argument cat_id leads to sql injection. Th

How urgent is CVE-2025-3968?

Priority 38/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

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CVE-2025-3969 MEDIUM 6.3 DOWNGRADE A vulnerability was found in codeprojects News Publishing Site Dashboard 1.0

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