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Online Notes Sharing System EUVDEUVD-2026-14289

| CVE-2026-4540 MEDIUM
SQL Injection (CWE-89)
2026-03-22 VulDB
5.5
CVSS 4.0 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Send malicious SQL payload in Benutzer parameter
  2. Exploit
    /login.php Parameters Handler processes input unsafely
  3. Execution
    SQL Injection executed against backend database
  4. Impact
    Extract sensitive data or modify records

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

Remote unauthenticated SQL injection against projectworlds Online Notes Sharing System 1.0. Attack targets /login.php parameter 'Benutzer'. No special configuration required; default installations are vulnerable. No victim interaction needed.

Impact

The real-world risk is significant and immediate. The CVSS 7.3 score reflects network-based exploitation (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L) requiring no privileges (PR:N) or user interaction (UI:N), enabling straightforward remote attacks. The presence of a public exploit on GitHub (E:P - Proof-of-concept available) dramatically increases risk, as attackers can leverage existing code without developing their own. The CVSS vector indicates partial impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:L/I:L/A:L), meaning attackers can read sensitive data, modify records, and potentially disrupt service. While no EPSS score is provided and the vulnerability is not in CISA's KEV catalog, the combination of public exploit availability, zero authentication requirements, and targeting of an authentication mechanism makes this a high-priority issue for organizations running this software. The attack is fully automatable, and the login page is typically exposed to the internet, making it trivial for attackers to discover and exploit vulnerable instances.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker identifies an internet-facing instance of Online Notes Sharing System 1.0 through automated scanning or search engine reconnaissance. Using the publicly available GitHub proof-of-concept at https://github.com/juzidddd/CVE/issues/4, they craft a malicious HTTP request to /login.php with SQL injection payloads in the 'Benutzer' parameter, such as admin' OR '1'='1' -- to bypass authentication or UNION-based queries to extract the entire user database including credentials, personal information, and potentially uploaded notes. The low attack complexity and network accessibility allow mass exploitation across multiple vulnerable instances with minimal effort.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 22, 2026

SQL injection in projectworlds Online Notes Sharing System 1.0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to manipulate the Benutzer parameter in /login.php, enabling unauthorized data access, modification, or denial of service. Public exploit code exists for this vulnerability, and no patch is currently available.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 22, 2026 - 08:00 CVSS 7.3

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in projectworlds Online Notes Sharing System 1.0, specifically in the /login.php file where the 'Benutzer' (username) parameter is not properly sanitized. Attackers can remotely exploit this vulnerability without authentication to extract, modify, or delete database contents. A public proof-of-concept exploit is available on GitHub, significantly lowering the barrier to exploitation.

RemediationAI

Organizations running projectworlds Online Notes Sharing System 1.0 should immediately discontinue use of this software, as the CVSS Remediation Level (RL:X) indicates no official patch is available. As an interim measure, implement a web application firewall (WAF) with SQL injection signatures to filter malicious input to /login.php, specifically monitoring the 'Benutzer' parameter for SQL metacharacters and injection patterns. Restrict access to the application to trusted IP ranges using network-level controls and consider replacing the system with a maintained alternative that follows secure development practices. If the source code is accessible, developers should remediate the vulnerability by implementing parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database interactions in /login.php. Detailed vulnerability analysis is available at https://vuldb.com/?submit.774686 and the exploit at https://github.com/juzidddd/CVE/issues/4 should be reviewed to understand attack patterns for defensive configuration.

Affected VersionsENISA

Online Notes Sharing System 1.0

Affected Packages

euvd online_notes_sharing_system no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability affects the projectworlds Online Notes Sharing System version 1.0, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:projectworlds:online_notes_sharing_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The root cause is CWE-89 (SQL Injection), a classic input validation failure where user-supplied data in the 'Benutzer' parameter within the Parameters Handler of /login.php is directly incorporated into SQL queries without proper sanitization or parameterized statements. This PHP-based application fails to implement secure coding practices for database interactions at the authentication layer, allowing malicious SQL commands to be injected through the login form.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.5 MEDIUM
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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
Low
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

5
CVSS changed
Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD
6.9 (MEDIUM) 5.5 (MEDIUM)
Severity Changed
Apr 24, 2026 - 16:37 NVD
HIGH MEDIUM
CVSS changed
Apr 24, 2026 - 16:37 NVD
7.3 (HIGH) 6.9 (MEDIUM)
PoC Detected
Mar 23, 2026 - 14:31 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Mar 22, 2026 - 07:41 nvd
HIGH 7.3

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability was detected in projectworlds Online Notes Sharing System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /login.php of the component Parameters Handler. The manipulation of the argument Benutzer results in SQL Injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A critical SQL injection vulnerability in the projectworlds Online Notes Sharing System allows unauthenticated attackers to compromise the entire database. With a public exploit available and no patch currently issued, this poses an immediate risk to data confidentiality, integrity, and availability across all systems using this application.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Implement WAF rules to sanitize SQL injection payloads in the 'Benutzer' parameter; restrict network access to /login.php via IP whitelisting or VPN requirement; disable the application until patching; implement database-level access controls and activity monitoring; apply input validation at the application layer if source code access is available.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 92% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
8 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment CIRCL GitHub VulDB

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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

48
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +28
PoC: +20
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.

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