CVE-2026-5182
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 found in SourceCodester Teacher Record System 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file Teacher Record System of the component Parameter Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument searchteacher results in sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could 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 · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Teacher Record System 1.0's Parameter Handler component. The 'searchteacher' parameter in an unspecified function is vulnerable to SQL injection via manipulated input, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries.
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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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Teacher Record System installationLocate the application by identifying the web root directory containing SourceCodester Teacher Record System files, typically found in the web server's document root or a subdirectory like /teacher_record_system/Affected if The application files are present on the server
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Verify the installed versionCheck the application version by reviewing version.php, README.txt, or the admin dashboard version display. Compare against version 1.0Affected if The installed version is 1.0
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Identify Parameter Handler componentLocate the Parameter Handler component within the application source code, typically in the /handlers/ or /components/ directory. Look for files handling request parametersAffected if The Parameter Handler component exists and processes requests
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Confirm 'searchteacher' parameter is in useSearch the source code for occurrences of 'searchteacher' parameter, typically in teacher search functionality files. Check if the parameter is passed to SQL queries without sanitizationAffected if The 'searchteacher' parameter is used in the application and accepted as user input
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Check for dynamic SQL query constructionExamine the code handling the 'searchteacher' parameter. Look for SQL query strings built by concatenating or interpolating the parameter value directly into the queryAffected if The application constructs SQL queries dynamically using the 'searchteacher' parameter without parameterized queries or input validation
You are affected if you have SourceCodester Teacher Record System version 1.0 installed with the 'searchteacher' parameter functional and the application using dynamic SQL construction for that parameter.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries (prepared statements) for the 'searchteacher' parameter and all user-supplied inputs in the Teacher Record System. Conduct a full code audit to identify and remediate additional SQL injection vulnerabilities.
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