InjectionWeakness · CWE-74

CVE-2026-14641

HIGH · 7.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-04
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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82/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click 7 weeks old

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 SourceCodester Class and Exam Timetabling System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /edit_course.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument ID can lead to sql injection. The attack can be executed 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

SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Class and Exam Timetabling System 1.0's /edit_course.php file. The ID parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious SQL code and potentially exfiltrate, modify, or delete database contents.

MitigationImplement parameterized queries (prepared statements) for all database operations in edit_course.php, particularly for the ID parameter. Additionally, apply input validation and output encoding as defense-in-depth measures.

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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
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm the application is SourceCodester Class and Exam Timetabling System
    Inspect the application source code for version identifiers - check for version strings in header comments, README files, or an about/admin page. Compare the installed version to 1.0.
    Affected if The installed version is Class and Exam Timetabling System 1.0
  2. Locate the edit_course.php file
    Search the web root directory for the file edit_course.php. Common paths may include /admin/edit_course.php, /pages/edit_course.php, or /edit_course.php directly in the web root.
    Affected if The file edit_course.php exists in the web application directory
  3. Inspect the ID parameter handling in edit_course.php
    Open edit_course.php and examine how the ID parameter is retrieved (e.g., $_GET['id'], $_POST['id'], $_REQUEST['id']). Check if this value is directly concatenated into SQL queries without using prepared statements, parameterized queries, or proper sanitization functions.
    Affected if The ID parameter is used directly in SQL queries without prepared statements or input sanitization
  4. Verify database connectivity
    Check if the application is configured with a functional database connection (MySQL/MariaDB). SQL injection requires an active database connection to be exploitable.
    Affected if The application connects to a MySQL/MariaDB database and the vulnerable edit_course.php is accessible via HTTP

You are affected if you are running SourceCodester Class and Exam Timetabling System version 1.0, the edit_course.php file exists in your environment, and the ID parameter in that file is used directly in SQL queries without prepared statements or sanitization.

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 parameterized queries (prepared statements) for all database operations in edit_course.php, particularly for the ID parameter. Additionally, apply input validation and output encoding as defense-in-depth measures.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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