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Qcms CVE-2026-67854

| EUVDEUVD-2026-60554 CRITICAL
SQL Injection (CWE-89)
2026-08-17 mitre GHSA-rp6q-6937-q6j6
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach Qcms backend interface
  2. Delivery
    Authenticate to admin area
  3. Exploit
    Submit crafted input to tableField action
  4. Execution
    Inject SQL into backend query
  5. Persist
    Extract database data or stack queries
  6. Impact
    Escalate toward code execution

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The vulnerable code path is the Qcms backend 'tableField' action, as named in the referenced audit report - exploitation requires the attacker to reach and submit input to that backend/admin function on a Qcms 6.0.6 instance. The 'Backend' designation indicates the primary limiting factor: authenticated or backend-accessible access is most likely needed, which contradicts the CVSS PR:N metric and should be verified against the vendor and the write-up. No user interaction is required and the vector is network-reachable, so any Qcms 6.0.6 deployment exposing its backend to an attacker who can authenticate (or reach it unauthenticated if PR:N holds) is at risk; the authentication precondition, not network reachability, is the key constraint.

Impact

Signals conflict and must be weighed rather than taken at face value. The CVSS 3.1 vector is a maximal 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, C:H/I:H/A:H), which would imply trivial unauthenticated network exploitation, but the reference title explicitly describes a 'Backend SQL Injection' in a tableField admin action, strongly implying that authenticated backend/admin access is actually required - so PR:N is likely overstated and should be verified against the vendor/write-up. Countervailing the high CVSS, EPSS is only 0.20% (10th percentile) and the CVE is not in CISA KEV, so there is no indication of active or mass exploitation; a mid-sized operator such as a municipal IT team in koszalin running this CMS should still patch promptly given SQLi's reliability, but this reads as a targeted rather than internet-wide threat. Net: treat as a genuine high-severity issue for anyone actually running Qcms 6.0.6, but a moderate real-world priority given the product's small footprint, low EPSS, absence of KEV listing, and the likely authentication precondition.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with reach to the Qcms backend submits a crafted value to the vulnerable tableField action, injecting SQL that extracts credentials or session data from the database and potentially chains stacked queries or file-write primitives toward code execution. A detailed white-box audit write-up describing the injection point is publicly available, lowering the effort to reproduce, though a packaged exploit is not confirmed in the input. Because the affected function is in the backend, the attacker most plausibly needs valid or low-privileged admin access despite the CVSS marking PR:N.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

SQL injection in Qcms 6.0.6 lets remote attackers inject arbitrary SQL through the backend tableField action, enabling database compromise and, per the advisory tagging, escalation toward arbitrary code execution. The flaw is documented in a white-box audit write-up but is not listed in CISA KEV, and its EPSS probability is low (0.20%, 10th percentile), indicating no evidence of widespread automated exploitation yet. Qcms is a niche PHP content-management system, so real-world exposure is limited despite the high CVSS score.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch or fixed version is identified in the available data, so no upgrade target can be cited; monitor the Qcms project for an official 6.0.6-superseding release. As compensating controls, restrict network access to the Qcms backend/admin interface to trusted management IPs or a VPN (trade-off: blocks legitimate remote admins), place a WAF rule in front of the tableField action to filter SQL metacharacters (trade-off: signature-based rules can be bypassed and may break valid input containing quotes), enforce strong authentication and least-privilege on backend accounts since the vulnerable action appears to be a backend function, and constrain the database account used by the application to minimum privileges to limit stacked-query/file-write escalation toward RCE. Consult the NVD entry (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67854) and the white-box audit report (https://jiuzero.github.io/2026/07/04/QCMS-tableField-Action-Backend-SQL-Injection-Vulnerability-White-box-Audit-Report) for the exact injectable parameter to tune filtering.

Affected VersionsENISA

n/a n/a

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Qcms is a PHP-based content management system. The root cause is CWE-89 (improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command): user-controllable input reaching the 'tableField' backend action is concatenated into a database query without adequate parameterization or sanitization, per the referenced white-box audit. Because SQL injection in a PHP/CMS context can be leveraged to read and write database contents and, depending on stacked queries or file-write primitives, to reach code execution, the advisory carries both SQLi and RCE tags. The CPE data is uninformative ('cpe:2.3:a:n/a:n/a:*') so the exact affected component cannot be confirmed from CPE alone; the affected build is identified only as Qcms 6.0.6 in the description.

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Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.8 HIGH

Network-reachable SQLi with low complexity, but the vulnerable tableField action is a backend function so authenticated access is likely required (PR:L); database compromise gives full C/I/A impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Aug 18, 2026 - 16:22 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Aug 17, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8
CVE Published
Aug 17, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

SQL Injection vulnerability in Qcms v.6.0.6 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Qcms 6.0.6 contains a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the backend tableField action that could enable database compromise and escalation toward arbitrary code execution; no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Despite limited real-world deployment of this niche PHP content-management system, the CRITICAL severity and absence of a vendor patch create immediate risk for affected organizations. Urgent inventory and mitigation planning are required to prevent potential data breach and system compromise.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) disable or restrict access to backend tableField action, (2) deploy WAF rules targeting SQL injection patterns in tableField parameters, (3) isolate affected systems from external network access, (4) implement database activity monitoring and query auditing to detect exploitation or compromise.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90% exploitable
Prevalence
Rare
niche PHP CMS, minimal enterprise or global deployment footprint
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

49
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

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