CVE-2026-40841
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 getProjectTags 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 getProjectTags function where user-supplied input is not properly neutralized before being used in a SQL SELECT query. An unauthenticated remote attacker with low privileges can inject malicious SQL commands to exfiltrate sensitive data from the database, resulting in complete loss of confidentiality.
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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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Identify the application containing getProjectTagsSearch your codebase or enumerate installed software for the getProjectTags function definition. This may be in a web application, API endpoint, or backend service.Affected if The function exists in your environment and handles user-supplied parameters
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Determine the product versionCheck the installed version of the software that contains getProjectTags. Compare against any available version information or release notes.Affected if The installed version is older than any patched release (if available) or matches the vulnerable version range
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Verify the vulnerable code path existsInspect the getProjectTags function source code. Look for SQL SELECT queries that incorporate user-supplied input (request parameters, query string values, headers) without using parameterized queries or proper escaping.Affected if The function constructs SQL queries using string concatenation or string formatting with raw user input
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Confirm the function is accessible to unauthenticated or low-privilege usersTest accessing the getProjectTags endpoint/function without authentication or with a low-privilege account. Check authentication and authorization controls on the affected route.Affected if The function can be invoked without proper authentication or by users with low privileges
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Check for input validation or sanitizationReview the code preceding the SQL query in getProjectTags. Look for input validation routines, allowlist checks, or sanitization functions applied to user parameters before database interaction.Affected if No input validation, allowlisting, or sanitization is performed on user input used in the SQL query
If the getProjectTags function exists in your environment and uses user-supplied input directly in SQL SELECT queries without parameterized queries, input validation, or proper sanitization, your environment is affected by this SQL injection vulnerability.
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 queries with parameterized queries (prepared statements) to ensure proper neutralization of special characters, and implement input validation on all user-supplied parameters before they are used in database queries.
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