CVE-2020-28172

A SQL injection vulnerability in Simple College Website 1.0 allows remote unauthenticated...

9.8 Critical

A SQL injection vulnerability in Simple College Website 1.0 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to bypass the admin authentication mechanism in college_website/admin/ajax.php?action=login, thus gaining access to the website administrative panel.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.99%Up 1.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2020-28172
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2020-28172
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-20657 No score

Record: EUVD-2020-20657
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-chjm-3qf2-f2rc No score

A SQL injection vulnerability in Simple College Website 1.0 allows remote unauthenticated...

Record: GHSA-chjm-3qf2-f2rc
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

simple college project college

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-28172 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Simple College Project College, published March 31, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.99%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.