CVE-2026-40837
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 · uneditedAn low privileged remote attacker can exploit an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in the getProjectScalings function due to improper neutralization of special elements in a SQL SELECT command. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality.
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 confidenceA SQL injection vulnerability exists in the getProjectScalings function where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized before being incorporated into a SQL SELECT query, 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Locate the getProjectScalings function in your codebaseSearch your application source code for the function definition 'getProjectScalings' - check SQL query files, database access layers, or ORM model files where project scaling data is retrieved.Affected if The function exists in your codebase and handles project scaling data retrieval from a database.
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Identify user-supplied input sources feeding into getProjectScalingsExamine the function to trace all parameters, request headers, query parameters, or form inputs that are passed to getProjectScalings. Look for references to request objects, input variables, or API parameters within or before this function.Affected if The function accepts or processes any input derived from HTTP requests, user parameters, or external data sources.
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Inspect SQL query construction within getProjectScalingsReview the SQL SELECT statements inside getProjectScalings. Determine whether any user-supplied values are concatenated, interpolated, or inserted directly into query strings without using bind variables or placeholders.Affected if The SQL query builds dynamic strings using user input without employing parameterized queries or prepared statements.
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Verify if database queries use parameterized methodsCheck whether the database calls in getProjectScalings use parameterized query methods appropriate to your framework (such as parameterized queries, prepared statements, bound parameters, or ORM methods that automatically sanitize input).Affected if The code does NOT use parameterized query methods and instead passes raw user input directly to the database execution layer.
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Confirm the application processes project scaling data from usersDetermine if your application exposes any endpoint, API, or interface that accepts project or scaling related parameters and invokes getProjectScalings. This could be through web forms, REST APIs, or other input mechanisms.Affected if User-provided project or scaling parameters can reach the vulnerable function through normal application usage.
You are affected if your codebase contains the getProjectScalings function and it processes unsanitized user input directly into SQL queries without parameterized query protection.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace dynamic SQL query construction with parameterized queries or prepared statements to neutralize special SQL characters in all user-supplied input.
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