InjectionWeakness · CWE-74

CVE-2026-14733

HIGH · 7.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-05
Mitigation only
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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 detected in SourceCodester Class and Exam Timetabling System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /edit_coursea.php. The manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is now public 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 confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Class and Exam Timetabling System 1.0's /edit_coursea.php file allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the unsanitized ID parameter.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements in edit_coursea.php and validate/sanitize all user inputs before database operations.

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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

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  1. Confirm SourceCodester Class and Exam Timetabling System installation
    Check your web server document root for the presence of the application files, particularly look for the edit_coursea.php file in the application directory
    Affected if The application is installed and edit_coursea.php exists in the web-accessible directory
  2. Verify application version is 1.0
    Check for a version file, README, or any version indicator within the application directory; if no version file exists, check the file metadata or any installer files that may indicate the installed version
    Affected if The installed version is 1.0 or cannot be determined but the file structure matches the reported vulnerable version
  3. Examine edit_coursea.php for SQL query handling
    Open edit_coursea.php in a text editor and locate the code that handles the ID parameter; search for SQL queries (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) that incorporate the ID parameter directly without using prepared statements or parameter binding
    Affected if The ID parameter from GET or POST request is used directly in SQL queries without sanitization or parameter binding
  4. Check if application has a database connection
    Verify the application connects to a MySQL or MariaDB database by checking configuration files for database credentials and connection strings
    Affected if The application uses a database and edit_coursea.php executes SQL queries against it using the unsanitized ID parameter
  5. Test ID parameter for SQL injection susceptibility
    If you have authorized access, send a crafted request to edit_coursea.php with SQL metacharacters in the ID parameter (e.g., ID=1' OR '1'='1) and observe whether the application returns database errors or unexpected behavior
    Affected if The application returns SQL syntax errors or behaves differently based on SQL injection payloads in the ID parameter

You are affected if you have SourceCodester Class and Exam Timetabling System version 1.0 installed with edit_coursea.php containing direct SQL query construction using the unsanitized ID parameter from user input.

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 edit_coursea.php and validate/sanitize all user inputs before database operations.

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