InjectionWeakness · CWE-74

CVE-2026-4615

HIGH · 7.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-24
Mitigation only
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82/100
Remediation priority · High
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 was identified in SourceCodester Online Catering Reservation 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /search.php. Such manipulation of the argument rcode leads to sql injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might 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 · high confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Catering Reservation 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the rcode parameter in /search.php. The lack of input sanitization or parameterized queries on the rcode argument enables attackers to manipulate database queries.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with prepared statements/parameterized queries in search.php, implement strict input validation on the rcode parameter, and apply principle of least privilege to the database user.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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

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  1. Identify if SourceCodester Online Catering Reservation is installed
    Locate the web application's installation directory and check for files typical to this application, such as search.php, or check the application's banner/version information if accessible
    Affected if The application SourceCodester Online Catering Reservation version 1.0 is present in the environment
  2. Verify the vulnerable search.php file exists
    Locate the search.php file within the web application's directory structure
    Affected if search.php exists in the application root or typical PHP location
  3. Inspect search.php for rcode parameter usage
    Open search.php and search for references to the 'rcode' parameter in $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST superglobals
    Affected if The file processes the rcode parameter without sanitization
  4. Check if parameterized queries are implemented
    Examine the database query code in search.php for use of prepared statements, bindParam, bindValue, or parameterized query functions
    Affected if The rcode parameter is directly concatenated into SQL queries without using prepared statements or input sanitization functions such as htmlspecialchars, mysqli_real_escape_string, or PDO quote
  5. Test the rcode parameter for SQL injection
    Submit a benign SQL injection test payload via the rcode parameter (for example, ' OR '1'='1) to the search.php endpoint and observe the response for SQL errors or unexpected behavior
    Affected if The application returns SQL syntax errors or executes the injected logic, confirming the vulnerability

The environment is affected if SourceCodester Online Catering Reservation 1.0 is installed and search.php processes the rcode parameter using direct SQL concatenation without parameterized queries.

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 prepared statements/parameterized queries in search.php, implement strict input validation on the rcode parameter, and apply principle of least privilege to the database user.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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