CVE-2026-14657
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 · uneditedA flaw has been found in code-projects Assessment Management 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /lecturer/marking-scheme.php of the component Database Query Handler. This manipulation of the argument squestions[] causes sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Assessment Management 1.0 where the squestions[] parameter in /lecturer/marking-scheme.php is not properly sanitized before being used in database queries, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious SQL commands.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm the application is code-projects Assessment ManagementLocate and inspect the application directory or check the application banner/identifier. Look for files or metadata indicating 'Assessment Management' from code-projects.Affected if The application is code-projects Assessment Management version 1.0 or other versions where the vulnerable file exists.
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Locate the vulnerable marking-scheme.php fileNavigate to the /lecturer/ directory within the web root and verify that marking-scheme.php exists.Affected if The file /lecturer/marking-scheme.php is present in the application.
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Inspect how the squestions[] parameter is handledOpen marking-scheme.php and search for occurrences of 'squestions' or '$_POST' / '$_GET' to see how the parameter is retrieved and used in SQL queries.Affected if The squestions[] parameter is directly included in SQL query construction without sanitization or prepared statements.
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Verify if parameterized queries are usedSearch the marking-scheme.php file for prepare(), bindParam(), bindValue(), or other parameterized query methods surrounding the squestions[] usage.Affected if No parameterized queries or prepared statements are used when processing squestions[] - dynamic SQL concatenation is present.
You are affected if you are running code-projects Assessment Management with the file /lecturer/marking-scheme.php present and the squestions[] parameter is used in dynamically constructed SQL queries without prepared statements or input sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataReplace dynamic SQL query construction with parameterized queries/prepared statements, and implement proper input validation on the squestions[] parameter before using it in any database operations.
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