InjectionWeakness · CWE-74

CVE-2026-4614

MEDIUM · 6.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-24
Mitigation only
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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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 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 confidence

SQL 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.

MitigationReplace 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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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 checks

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

  1. Locate the affected PHP file
    Check if the file /admin/subjects.php exists in the web root directory of the itsourcecode application
    Affected if The file exists and is accessible via the web server
  2. Verify the Parameter Handler component
    Inspect the source code of subjects.php to confirm it uses a Parameter Handler component for processing the subject_code parameter
    Affected if The Parameter Handler component is present and handles the subject_code parameter
  3. Check for unsafe SQL query construction
    Review the subjects.php file to identify if SQL queries involving subject_code are constructed using string concatenation or unsafe dynamic SQL rather than parameterized queries
    Affected if SQL queries use string concatenation or interpolation with the subject_code parameter without prepared statements
  4. Confirm web exposure
    Verify the /admin/subjects.php endpoint is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS without authentication or with standard admin credentials
    Affected if The vulnerable endpoint is reachable via the web and processes user-supplied subject_code values
  5. Test parameter injection
    Submit 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 behavior
    Affected 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.

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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 for the subject_code parameter and implement proper input validation. Apply principle of least privilege to database accounts.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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