Online Reviewer SystemApplication · Fabian

CVE-2026-2195

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-02-09
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 has been found in code-projects Online Reviewer System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /system/system/admins/assessments/pretest/questions-view.php. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the 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 code-projects Online Reviewer System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the 'ID' parameter in /system/system/admins/assessments/pretest/questions-view.php. The critical CVSS 9.8 score indicates unauthenticated remote code execution potential through database compromise.

MitigationImplement prepared statements/parameterized queries for all database operations involving the ID parameter, add input validation and sanitization, deploy a WAF with SQL injection rules as a compensating control, and conduct a broader code audit for additional SQL injection vulnerabilities in the application.

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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
Online Reviewer 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

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

  1. Confirm the Online Reviewer System is installed
    Search the web root directory for files or directories containing 'Fabian', 'Online Reviewer', or check for the presence of the 'system' directory structure commonly used by this application
    Affected if The application is present on the server
  2. Identify the installed version
    Check version files, readme files, or examine the main entry point of the application for a version string. Compare against version 1.0
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0 (Fabian Online Reviewer System)
  3. Locate the vulnerable PHP file
    Verify the existence of /system/system/admins/assessments/pretest/questions-view.php within the application web root
    Affected if The file questions-view.php exists in the expected path
  4. Verify the application is accessible
    Check if the web server is running and the application is reachable over HTTP/HTTPS. Attempt to access the vulnerable endpoint URL pattern
    Affected if The application responds to HTTP requests on the network
  5. Confirm parameter processing in the vulnerable file
    Review the source code of questions-view.php and locate any SQL queries that incorporate the 'ID' parameter without prepared statements or parameter binding
    Affected if The code uses the ID parameter directly in SQL queries without sanitization or parameterized queries

A user is affected if they have Fabian Online Reviewer System version 1.0 installed with the questions-view.php file accessible and the ID parameter is processed in SQL queries without proper 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 prepared statements/parameterized queries for all database operations involving the ID parameter, add input validation and sanitization, deploy a WAF with SQL injection rules as a compensating control, and conduct a broader code audit for additional SQL injection vulnerabilities in the application.

Fix this in Online Reviewer System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,840
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