Content Management SystemApplication · Code Projects

CVE-2026-0546

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-02
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 vulnerability was determined in code-projects Content Management System 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file search.php. This manipulation of the argument Value causes sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

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 · moderate confidence

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the search.php file of code-projects Content Management System 1.0. The 'Value' parameter passed to an unspecified search function is not properly sanitized, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries and potentially extract, modify, or delete database contents.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries (prepared statements) in the search.php file to ensure all user input is properly sanitized before database execution. Alternatively, implement strict input validation and escaping for the Value parameter.

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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
Content 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. Confirm Code Projects CMS installation
    Locate the Content Management System installation directory and identify if 'search.php' exists within the application root or public web directory
    Affected if search.php file is present in the Code Projects CMS installation
  2. Verify CMS version is 1.0
    Check the application version by reviewing version files, headers, or any version identifier within the CMS installation (such as a version.php file, readme, or admin panel version display)
    Affected if Installed version is exactly 1.0
  3. Inspect search.php for vulnerable parameter handling
    Open search.php and locate the code that handles the 'Value' parameter (typically via $_GET or $_POST). Examine whether this parameter is directly used in SQL queries without prepared statements, parameter binding, or input sanitization functions such as htmlspecialchars, mysqli_real_escape_string, or PDO::prepare
    Affected if The 'Value' parameter is concatenated directly into SQL queries without sanitization or prepared statements
  4. Verify database connectivity is present
    Confirm the application is configured with a MySQL or MariaDB database connection. Check for database configuration files (such as config.php, db.php, or similar) that establish a connection to a SQL database
    Affected if The CMS connects to a SQL database and search.php performs database queries using user input
  5. Test for unauthenticated parameter exposure
    Determine if the search.php endpoint is accessible without authentication. Attempt to access the search functionality directly via HTTP request to the search.php script with a test 'Value' parameter
    Affected if search.php is accessible without authentication and accepts the 'Value' parameter

The environment is affected if Code Projects Content Management System version 1.0 is installed, search.php exists, and the 'Value' parameter is processed in SQL queries without sanitization or prepared statements and is accessible to unauthenticated users.

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

Replace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries (prepared statements) in the search.php file to ensure all user input is properly sanitized before database execution. Alternatively, implement strict input validation and escaping for the Value parameter.

Fix this in Content Management System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing5.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
17.0 hours of engineering $2,970
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