CVE-2026-4614
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 vulnerability was determined in itsourcecode sanitize or validate this input 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /admin/subjects.php of the component Parameter Handler. This manipulation of the argument subject_code causes sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.
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 itsourcecode sanitize or validate this input 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL code via the subject_code parameter in /admin/subjects.php through the Parameter Handler component.
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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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Locate the affected PHP fileCheck if the file /admin/subjects.php exists in the web root directory of the itsourcecode applicationAffected if The file exists and is accessible via the web server
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Verify the Parameter Handler componentInspect the source code of subjects.php to confirm it uses a Parameter Handler component for processing the subject_code parameterAffected if The Parameter Handler component is present and handles the subject_code parameter
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Check for unsafe SQL query constructionReview the subjects.php file to identify if SQL queries involving subject_code are constructed using string concatenation or unsafe dynamic SQL rather than parameterized queriesAffected if SQL queries use string concatenation or interpolation with the subject_code parameter without prepared statements
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Confirm web exposureVerify the /admin/subjects.php endpoint is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS without authentication or with standard admin credentialsAffected if The vulnerable endpoint is reachable via the web and processes user-supplied subject_code values
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Test parameter injectionSubmit a SQL injection test payload (e.g., subject_code=1' OR '1'='1) to the /admin/subjects.php endpoint and observe for SQL errors or unexpected behaviorAffected if The application returns SQL syntax errors or exhibits behavior indicating unsanitized input is being executed as SQL
The environment is affected if the itsourcecode application contains the vulnerable subjects.php file with a Parameter Handler that processes the subject_code parameter using unsafe dynamic SQL construction and this endpoint is web-accessible.
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 for the subject_code parameter and implement proper input validation. Apply principle of least privilege to database accounts.
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