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. |
| Impact | The CVSS:3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) indicates a network-exploitable vulnerability requiring low attack complexity and authenticated access, with limited scope and confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The E:P (Exploit maturity: Proof of Concept) and RC:R (Reliability: Reasonable) ratings, combined with the public GitHub PoC availability, indicate that exploitation is practical and reproducible. However, the PR:L (Privilege Required: Low) constraint—requiring valid administrative credentials—significantly limits real-world risk compared to unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerabilities. The medium CVSS score of 6.3 reflects this authentication requirement; organizations should prioritize this vulnerability based on the sensitivity of their student data and the trustworthiness of administrative user populations, but it does not warrant emergency patching compared to unauthenticated critical vulnerabilities. The presence of a public exploit and documented vulnerability timeline (VulDB ID 352008) suggests disclosure has occurred, warranting timely remediation within standard patching cycles. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An administrator with legitimate credentials logs into the College Management System's admin panel and navigates to the student search function (/admin/search_student.php). An attacker who has compromised or gained knowledge of administrative credentials (or who is a malicious insider) enters a crafted SQL injection payload in the Search field, such as ' OR '1'='1 or a UNION-based query to extract sensitive student records including names, contact information, grades, or personal identification numbers. The unsanitized input is directly concatenated into the underlying SQL query, allowing the attacker to bypass intended query logic and exfiltrate or modify records. Since a public proof-of-concept is available on GitHub, this attack can be executed by individuals with moderate technical skill and valid administrative access. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 20, 2026
SQL injection in the College Management System 1.0 admin search_student.php endpoint allows authenticated attackers to manipulate the Search parameter and execute arbitrary database queries remotely. Public exploit code exists for this vulnerability, enabling attackers with valid credentials to potentially extract, modify, or delete sensitive student data. The vulnerability affects PHP-based installations and currently lacks an available patch.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
A SQL injection vulnerability exists in itsourcecode College Management System version 1.0 within the /admin/search_student.php file, where the Search parameter is inadequately sanitized, allowing authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands. An attacker with valid administrative credentials can manipulate database queries to read, modify, or delete sensitive student records and institutional data. A public proof-of-concept exploit is available on GitHub, and the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.3 (medium severity) with evidence of public disclosure.
RemediationAI
Immediately upgrade itsourcecode College Management System to a patched version released after this disclosure. Until a vendor patch is available, implement the following mitigations: (1) restrict access to /admin/search_student.php to trusted networks via firewall rules or Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules; (2) audit and disable unnecessary administrative accounts to reduce the attack surface; (3) implement prepared statements or parameterized queries in the search functionality to eliminate SQL injection; and (4) monitor database logs for suspicious SQL patterns such as UNION, OR, or comment sequences in the Search parameter. Contact itsourcecode at https://itsourcecode.com/ for available patches and security advisories. If administrative access controls are not robust, consider temporarily disabling the search feature or restricting it to system administrators with strong credential management and multi-factor authentication.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is rooted in CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) within a PHP-based web application. The College Management System uses PHP to process user input from the Search parameter in /admin/search_student.php without proper parameterized queries or input validation before constructing SQL statements. The affected product, identified via CPE (cpe:2.3:a:itsourcecode:college_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), relies on string concatenation or inadequate escaping rather than prepared statements with bound parameters, a common vulnerability pattern in legacy PHP applications that fail to separate code logic from data handling.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
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5DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability has been found in itsourcecode College Management System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /admin/search_student.php. The manipulation of the argument Search leads to sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using A vulnerability should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2026-4485, a SQL injection vulnerability rated CVSS 6.3. Exploitation could allow attackers to execute code or inject malicious input. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: deploy WAF rules, restrict network access, enable logging.
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Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
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