CVE-2025-5977: A vulnerability was found in code-projects School Fees Payment System 1.0 and classified as critical

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HIGH 7.3REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-5977 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.3) affecting school fees payment system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in code-projects School Fees Payment System 1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /datatable.php. The manipulation of the argument sSortDir_0 leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.3 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 56%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-74, CWE-89
Published	2025-06-10
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: fabian

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-06-10 20:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:49 UTCUpdated Record last modified

fabian school fees payment system 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-fees-payment-system || rpm -q school-fees-payment-system || school-fees-payment-system --version

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

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

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

dnf --showduplicates list school-fees-payment-system sudo dnf downgrade school-fees-payment-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add school-fees-payment-system

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-2025-5977?

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

Is CVE-2025-5977 being exploited?

CVE-2025-5977 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-2025-5977 affect?

CVE-2025-5977 affects school fees payment system. Severity is high (CVSS 7.3). A vulnerability was found in code-projects School Fees Payment System 1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /datatable.php. The manipulation of the argument sSortDir_0 leads to sql injection.

How urgent is CVE-2025-5977?

Priority 46/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

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