CVE-2025-6777 is a high severity (CVSS 7.3) SQL injection in code-projects Food Distributor Site 1.0. The file /admin/process_login.php builds a database query from user input. A public exploit is noted in the record and no fix is listed, so take it offline or use prepared statements.
What's affected
code-projects Food Distributor Site version 1.0. The record places the flaw in the file /admin/process_login.php. The manipulated argument is username and password. The attack can be started remotely, and the record says an exploit has been disclosed to the public.
There is no vendor fix in the record. The record cites no vendor advisory and no fixed version, so there may be no patch process to wait for. The record's references are VulDB entries and a public issue in a researcher repository. I did not fetch them, and no vendor advisory is cited, so this post sticks to what the record states. Because the flaw sits in the admin login script, it is a way around the login itself, not just a data leak.
The record does not mark this CVE as known exploited by CISA. A public exploit description is not the same as confirmed attacks, but it lowers the effort for anyone who finds the app online.
How to check if you're exposed
Find out whether you run the application at all, including copies on test servers, student labs and old shared hosting. On the web server, search for the file:
find /var/www -name "process_login.php" 2>/dev/null
Then look at how the file builds its query. Queries that join request values into a string are the problem:
grep -n "SELECT\|UPDATE\|INSERT\|DELETE" process_login.php
Review web server access logs for requests to this path from unfamiliar addresses:
grep "process_login.php" /var/log/apache2/access.log | tail -50
What to do now
- Find every copy of code-projects Food Distributor Site in your environment.
- If it is a demo or training copy, take it offline or restrict it to a private network.
- If you must keep it, put it behind authentication and an allow list of addresses, and use a database account with only the rights the app needs.
- Rewrite the affected query to use prepared statements with bound parameters. A short example is shown below.
- Review the other scripts in the same folder, since the same coding style repeats across files.
Why it matters
The weaknesses are CWE-89, SQL injection, and CWE-74, improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component. The application takes a value from the request and puts it into a SQL statement as text. The database cannot tell which part was meant as data.
The standard fix is a prepared statement, where the query text and the values travel separately. In PHP with mysqli it looks like this:
$stmt = $connect->prepare("SELECT * FROM brands WHERE brand_id = ?");
$stmt->bind_param("i", $brandId);
$stmt->execute();
The table and column names here are only an illustration. The point is the question mark placeholder and the bound value. Sample projects like this often repeat one pattern in every file, which is why the same product appears in a run of nearby CVEs.
Quick check
Is there a patch?
The record lists no fixed version. Plan to rewrite the query with prepared statements or retire the app.
Do I need to worry if the app is only a demo?
Yes, if it is reachable from the internet. Public exploit details make demo installs easy targets, so take them offline or isolate them.
Sources
- Safeguard Gold page for CVE-2025-6777
- Reference listed in the record (not fetched): VulDB entry
- Reference listed in the record (not fetched): researcher issue
Last reviewed: 18 October 2026.
