InjectionWeakness · CWE-74

CVE-2026-4970

MEDIUM · 6.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-27
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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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 security flaw has been discovered in code-projects Social Networking Site 1.0. This affects an unknown function of the file delete_photos.php of the component Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.

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

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the delete_photos.php endpoint of code-projects Social Networking Site 1.0. The ID parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL code. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable and public exploits are available.

MitigationImplement parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database operations involving user input. Apply input validation on the ID parameter and sanitize all user-supplied data before database queries. If a vendor patch is available, apply it immediately.

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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. Confirm the installed product and version
    Identify if the application 'code-projects Social Networking Site' version 1.0 is deployed in your environment. Check your web server document root for the application files and review any version indicators such as a README file, version metadata, or admin panel information.
    Affected if The application is code-projects Social Networking Site version 1.0 or if the version cannot be determined but the product matches.
  2. Locate the vulnerable script
    Search your web server directories for the file delete_photos.php. Common paths may include /admin/, /php/, or the application root directory.
    Affected if The file delete_photos.php exists in your deployment.
  3. Verify the ID parameter handling
    Examine the delete_photos.php source code and locate where the ID parameter is used in SQL queries. Look for direct concatenation of the ID parameter into SQL statements without sanitization, parameter binding, or use of prepared statements.
    Affected if The ID parameter is used directly in SQL queries without proper sanitization, parameterized queries, or prepared statements.
  4. Check if the endpoint is accessible
    Determine if the delete_photos.php endpoint is exposed via the web server. Check your web server configuration and routing to see if this PHP file can be accessed remotely.
    Affected if The delete_photos.php endpoint is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS without authentication or with weak authentication.

You are affected if you are running code-projects Social Networking Site version 1.0 with the delete_photos.php file present and the ID parameter is used in SQL queries without sanitization or prepared statements.

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

Implement parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database operations involving user input. Apply input validation on the ID parameter and sanitize all user-supplied data before database queries. If a vendor patch is available, apply it immediately.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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