School Management SystemApplication · Itsourcecode

CVE-2026-0544

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-01
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A security flaw has been discovered in itsourcecode School Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /student/index.php. The manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode School Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL commands via the ID parameter in /student/index.php. The lack of proper input sanitization or parameterized queries enables attackers to manipulate database queries.

MitigationImplement prepared statements/parameterized queries for all database operations, apply input validation and sanitization on the ID parameter, and deploy a WAF as a compensating control until the code fix is deployed.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
School Management SystemApplication
Affected:= 1.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify the installed application version
    Locate the itsourcecode School Management System installation directory and check for version indicators such as a version.php file, README file, or footer/version information displayed in the application. Compare the found version to the affected version 1.0.
    Affected if The application is itsourcecode School Management System version 1.0
  2. Verify the vulnerable file exists
    Check if the file /student/index.php exists within the web application root directory.
    Affected if The file /student/index.php exists in the application
  3. Inspect the ID parameter handling in index.php
    Open /student/index.php and examine the code around any usage of the ID parameter (e.g., $_GET['ID'], $_REQUEST['id']). Look for how this parameter is incorporated into SQL queries.
    Affected if The ID parameter is directly used in SQL queries without visible sanitization or prepared statements
  4. Check for parameterized queries
    Search the /student/index.php file for use of mysqli_prepare, PDO::prepare, or similar prepared statement functions. Also check for mysqli_real_escape_string or other escaping functions applied to the ID parameter.
    Affected if No prepared statements or input sanitization functions are found for the ID parameter in SQL queries

A user is affected if they are running itsourcecode School Management System version 1.0 with the /student/index.php file present and the ID parameter handled via unsanitized dynamic SQL queries.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement prepared statements/parameterized queries for all database operations, apply input validation and sanitization on the ID parameter, and deploy a WAF as a compensating control until the code fix is deployed.

Fix this in School Management System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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