How to fix CVE-2026-5961?

Within 24 hours: Immediately take Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0 instances offline or restrict network access to /topic-details.php pending remediation. Within 7 days: Contact the vendor for patch availability and timeline; if no patch is forthcoming, evaluate replacement forum solutions. Within 30 days: If vendor patch is released, deploy to all affected instances after testing in non-production environments. If no patch emerges, migrate to an alternative, actively-maintained forum platform and decommission Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0.

Is PHP affected by CVE-2026-5961?

CVE-2026-5961 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0 that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary database queries through the /topic-details.php endpoint, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive forum data, user information, and…

CVE-2026-5961

EUVD-2026-20958 MEDIUM

2026-04-09 VulDB

GHSA-x36w-qv4x-x987

6.9

CVSS 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

PoC Detected

Apr 09, 2026 - 17:16 vuln.today

Public exploit code

Analysis Generated

Apr 09, 2026 - 16:30 vuln.today

EUVD ID Assigned

Apr 09, 2026 - 16:30 euvd

EUVD-2026-20958

CVE Published

Apr 09, 2026 - 16:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.9

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /topic-details.php. The manipulation of the argument post_id leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

Analysis

SQL injection in code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries via the post_id parameter in /topic-details.php. Successful exploitation enables unauthorized database access, data manipulation, and potential information disclosure. …

Remediation

Within 24 hours: Immediately take Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0 instances offline or restrict network access to /topic-details.php pending remediation. Within 7 days: Contact the vendor for patch availability and timeline; if no patch is forthcoming, evaluate replacement forum solutions. …

Analysis

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POChttps://••••••••••.com/exploit

PATCHhttps://••••••••••.com/patch

ADVISORYhttps://••••••••••.com/advisory

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Priority Score

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KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.0

CVSS: +34

POC: +20

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