Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege application credentials
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DeliverySend crafted `id` GET parameter to `job_info_get.php`
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ExploitTrigger SQL error-based injection response
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ExecutionEnumerate database schema and tables
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ImpactExtract full database contents
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 | Exploitation requires the attacker to hold a low-privilege authenticated session on the Guardian Language-System application, as confirmed by the CVSS 4.0 PR:L metric and the CVE description stating 'authenticated attacker'. The vulnerable endpoint |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) signals a high-severity, network-reachable flaw with low complexity and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact - yet EPSS sits at just 0.37% (29th percentile), suggesting mass exploitation has not materialized despite the public POC. No CISA KEV listing has been identified. The disconnect between a public exploit, SSVC Automatable:Yes/Technical Impact:Total, and the low EPSS is notable: it likely reflects the product's limited deployment footprint rather than any technical barrier to exploitation. SSVC's Automatable:Yes rating means that once the POC is in use, mass scanning and extraction are feasible, so even smaller or niche deployments face real risk. A critical discrepancy exists in the source data: the VulnCheck advisory URL describes this as 'unauthenticated' SQL injection, while the CVE description explicitly states 'authenticated attacker' and the CVSS 4.0 PR:L metric confirms low-privilege authentication is required - defenders should treat PR:L as the confirmed baseline and verify directly with the vendor. No patch version has been confirmed, which elevates urgency for compensating controls. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with a low-privilege account on the Guardian Language-System application sends a crafted GET request such as |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv3 – Aug 24, 2026
Error-based SQL injection in Guardian Language-System exposes the full database to low-privileged authenticated attackers via the unsanitized id GET parameter in job_info_get.php. The vulnerable PHP code directly concatenates user input into a SQL query with no parameterization, and a public proof-of-concept exploit is available on GitHub. SSVC rates this as automatable with total technical impact, meaning successful exploitation grants complete read/write access to database contents including credentials and application data.
Earlier versions of this analysis (2)
SQL injection in Guardian Language-System's job_info_get.php exposes the entire database to authenticated network attackers through direct, unsanitized interpolation of the 'id' GET parameter into a raw SQL query. The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L) reflects low exploitation complexity and high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. A public proof-of-concept exploit exists on GitHub, and SSVC rates the attack as automatable with total technical impact, though EPSS remains low at 0.37% (29th percentile), indicating limited observed in-the-wild activity at time of analysis.
SQL injection in Guardian language-system via the 'id' GET parameter in job_info_get.php lets attackers inject arbitrary SQL into a query against the 'jobs' table, enabling error-based extraction of database contents. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/PR:N) and VulnCheck advisory title indicate unauthenticated network exploitation, though the CVE description text describes an 'authenticated attacker' - a discrepancy defenders should verify. Publicly available exploit code exists (VulnCheck/gist PoC), raising the practical risk despite no confirmed active exploitation.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patched version has been independently confirmed; the affected version boundary is defined only by a git commit hash (e42c395ec4b03fe62973a669c9209a673838b8a4) rather than a tagged release, so upgrade availability should be verified directly with the Guardian project maintainers. The primary fix is to replace the direct string concatenation in job_info_get.php at line 16 with a parameterized prepared statement (e.g., PDO with bindParam or mysqli_prepare), which eliminates the injection surface entirely. As an immediate compensating control, deploy a Web Application Firewall rule to block SQL metacharacters (single quotes, double dashes, semicolons) in the id parameter - note this may cause false positives for legitimate IDs containing special characters. Additionally, restrict access to job_info_get.php to only authenticated roles that genuinely require it, reducing the attack surface to the minimum necessary. References: VulnCheck advisory (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/guardian-language-system-unauthenticated-sql-injection-via-id-parameter-in-job-info-get-php) and NVD (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34102).
Affected VersionsENISA
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in SQL Commands), arising from classic PHP string concatenation of unsanitized user input: SELECT * FROM jobs where input1 = '".$_GET['id']."' at line 16 of job_info_get.php. The affected product is the Guardian Language-System PHP web application (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:guardian:language-system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The application fails to use parameterized queries or prepared statements, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary SQL syntax through the id GET parameter to trigger database error responses that leak schema and data. Error-based injection techniques (e.g., using EXTRACTVALUE() or UPDATEXML() in MySQL) enable systematic database enumeration without blind timing channels.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Network-accessible SQL injection requiring low-privilege authentication; full database compromise possible; no scope change to systems outside the vulnerable application.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
Guardian language-system passes the id GET parameter directly into an unsanitized SQL query in job_info_get.php (line 16): SELECT * FROM jobs where input1 = '\".$_GET['id'].\"'. An authenticated attacker can perform error-based SQL injection to extract database contents.
Executive ViewAI
Guardian Language-System contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) with publicly available exploit code that allows low-privileged users to read and modify the entire application database, including authentication credentials. Successful exploitation grants attackers complete database access without requiring administrative privileges, creating immediate risk of data theft, credential compromise, and system takeover. Organizations must assume any user account-including contractor or guest access-could be leveraged to exfiltrate protected business data and authentication material.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: deploy WAF rules to block SQL injection syntax in the id parameter; implement read-only database accounts where possible; enforce input validation and parameterized queries through code remediation; restrict Guardian Language-System access to essential personnel; enable query logging and establish alerts for suspicious SQL patterns; segment network access between application servers and the database.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
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