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Online Reviewer Management System EUVDEUVD-2026-92266

| CVE-2026-105246 MEDIUM
SQL Injection (CWE-89)
2026-10-05 VulDB GHSA-xfr4-jrfv-3c4p
5.5
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulDB
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Reach web app over network
  2. Exploit
    Craft malicious 'Subject' parameter
  3. Execution
    Inject SQL via update action
  4. Impact
    Extract or tamper with database 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

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Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires HTTP access to the 'update' action of the administrative assessment handler at /reviewer_0/admins/assessments/Subject/btn_functions.php, supplying attacker-controlled input in the 'Subject' parameter. The supplied CVSS vector states PR:N (no authentication), but the '/admins/' path strongly implies an authenticated admin/reviewer session is normally required to reach this endpoint - this is the key limiting factor and should be confirmed against the deployed application's access controls. No special non-default configuration is indicated, and no user interaction is needed. The overarching practical limiter is deployment scarcity: the affected product is rarely run in production.

Impact

This is a textbook low-to-moderate real-world risk despite the medium CVSS 4.0 score of 6.9. Signals cross-referenced: the provided CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) with E:P indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity injection with proof-of-concept exploit maturity, and the vendor-rated impacts are uniformly LOW (VC:L/VI:L/VA:L) rather than the HIGH values typical of unconstrained SQLi - suggesting limited data exposure or a constrained injection context. No EPSS score was provided, and the CVE is NOT on CISA KEV, so there is no evidence of active exploitation; publicly available exploit code exists (GitHub PoC) but PoC availability must not be conflated with in-the-wild use. A notable conflict: the CVSS vector asserts PR:N (unauthenticated) yet the vulnerable endpoint path is '/reviewer_0/admins/assessments/Subject/btn_functions.php', an administrative function that in most SourceCodester applications sits behind a login - verify whether authentication is actually required before trusting the unauthenticated rating. The single most important mitigating factor is prevalence: SourceCodester Online Reviewer Management System is a small PHP demo/tutorial application with negligible production footprint, so even a trivially exploitable flaw affects very few real environments. Net assessment: low operational priority for most organizations unless this specific application is confirmed deployed and internet-facing.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker sends a crafted request to /reviewer_0/admins/assessments/Subject/btn_functions.php?action=update with a malicious payload in the 'Subject' parameter, injecting SQL into the backend query. A public proof-of-concept exists (GitHub), lowering the skill barrier; given AC:L the attack is reliable, though if the admin endpoint enforces a session the attacker must first obtain valid credentials or an active session.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 05, 2026

SQL injection in SourceCodester Online Reviewer Management System 1.0 allows an attacker to manipulate the SQL statement executed by the administrative assessment handler at /reviewer_0/admins/assessments/Subject/btn_functions.php?action=update by supplying crafted input in the 'Subject' argument, enabling unauthorized read and modification of data stored by the application. Publicly available exploit code exists (referenced through a GitHub proof-of-concept issue linked from the VulDB entry), but there is no CISA KEV listing confirming active exploitation, and no EPSS signal was provided. Impact is bounded rather than catastrophic: our independent assessment (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability effects as low, and exploitation likely requires an authenticated admin/reviewer session to reach the /admins/ path despite the vendor's CVSS 4.0 vector claiming PR:N; the dominant real-world limiter is that this product is rarely run in production.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch or fix version was identified at time of analysis; the VulDB references document the issue and the public proof-of-concept rather than a corrected release, and the vendor's site (https://www.sourcecodester.com/) is the place to check for an updated build. Because the product ships as source code, the primary fix is to rewrite the query behind the 'update' action in /reviewer_0/admins/assessments/Subject/btn_functions.php using parameterized/prepared statements or bound parameters, and to strictly validate the 'Subject' argument against the expected value set; this removes the injection primitive entirely but requires a code change that must be reapplied after any future upstream update (retest after patching). Until that is done, enforce server-side authentication and authorization checks on the /admins/ assessment handler, since our assessment indicates an authenticated admin or reviewer session is normally needed to reach it, and block or IP-restrict access to /reviewer_0/admins/ from untrusted networks. Deploy a WAF rule targeting SQL injection patterns on btn_functions.php with attention to the action=update and Subject parameters as a virtual patch, accepting the trade-off that aggressive signatures may reject legitimate Subject strings containing punctuation; if no maintenance capacity exists, isolate or decommission unnecessary test instances, as the product is rarely used in production. Monitor the advisory at https://vuldb.com/vuln/413452 for an upstream fix, and note that the public exploit at https://github.com/memory0433/cve/issues/1 means unpatched, internet-reachable deployments should be treated as exposed.

Affected VersionsENISA

Online Reviewer Management System 1.0

Affected Packages

euvd online_reviewer_management_system no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is a PHP web application (tags: PHP, SQLi; CPE cpe:2.3:a:sourcecodester:online_reviewer_management_system:*), distributed by SourceCodester as downloadable source code for academic/reviewer workflows. The flaw is a classic CWE-89 SQL injection: the 'Subject' request parameter reaching /reviewer_0/admins/assessments/Subject/btn_functions.php with action=update is incorporated into a SQL query without proper parameterization or escaping, so an attacker can restructure the query (UNION/boolean/stacked payloads depending on the driver) rather than just read a value. Because the endpoint lives under an /admins/ directory, our assessment scores it as requiring an authenticated session (PR:L), which conflicts with the vendor-supplied CVSS 4.0 vector (PR:N) and the remote, no-user-interaction attributes; a reviewer should verify whether the deployed instance enforces authentication on that script before treating it as pre-auth. Network reachability is trivial (AV:N, AC:L, AT:N) and the effect is limited to the application's own database scope (S:U, SC:N/SI:N/SA:N), with low confidentiality, integrity and availability impact typical of SQL injection against a small application database.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulDB) 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
vuln.today AI 6.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable low-complexity SQLi, but the '/admins/' endpoint implies an authenticated session so PR:L; vendor-indicated partial impacts justify C/I/A:L, scope unchanged.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB

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

2
CVSS changed
Oct 05, 2026 - 07:22 NVD
6.9 (MEDIUM) 5.5 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Oct 05, 2026 - 06:45 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.9

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Reviewer Management System 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /reviewer_0/admins/assessments/Subject/btn_functions.php?action=update. Performing a manipulation of the argument Subject results in sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 83% exploitable
Prevalence
Rare
SourceCodester demo/tutorial PHP app, negligible production deployment
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 0.3%
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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
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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