CVE-2026-5033
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 detected in code-projects Accounting System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /view_costumer.php of the component Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument cos_id results in sql injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is now public and may 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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the cos_id parameter of /view_costumer.php in code-projects Accounting System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL queries via the Parameter Handler component.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 application installationSearch for the file view_costumer.php in the web server's document root or application directory. Common paths may include /var/www/html/, /www/, or C:\xampp\htdocs\ depending on the web server setup.Affected if The file view_costumer.php exists in the web-accessible directory.
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Confirm the software versionCheck for a version file, readme, or metadata in the application root that indicates the installed version. Compare against the affected version: Sherlock Accounting System = 1.0Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0 (Sherlock Accounting System).
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Verify the vulnerable endpoint existsAccess the URL path /view_costumer.php directly via HTTP request or verify the file exists on disk. The vulnerability is in this specific file.Affected if The file view_costumer.php is present and accessible via the web server.
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Identify parameter handling in the codeOpen view_costumer.php and search for usage of the cos_id parameter. Look for direct insertion of this parameter into SQL queries without prepared statements, parameter binding, or proper escaping.Affected if The cos_id parameter is used in a SQL query without parameterized queries or input sanitization.
The environment is affected if the Sherlock Accounting System version 1.0 is installed, the file view_costumer.php exists, and the cos_id parameter is processed in SQL queries without parameterized statements.
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 cos_id parameter; apply input validation and output encoding as defense-in-depth until the code is remediated.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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