InjectionWeakness · CWE-74

CVE-2026-5554

HIGH · 7.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-04-05
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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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 security flaw has been discovered in code-projects Concert Ticket Reservation System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /ConcertTicketReservationSystem-master/process_search.php of the component Parameter Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument searching results in sql injection. The attack may be initiated 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 · high confidence

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the process_search.php file of the Concert Ticket Reservation System 1.0, allowing remote attackers to manipulate SQL queries through the search parameter. The vulnerability is in the Parameter Handler component with a publicly available exploit.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements in process_search.php and implement proper input validation on all user-supplied search parameters.

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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

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

  1. Confirm Concert Ticket Reservation System installation
    Locate the Concert Ticket Reservation System files on your server. Check for a version identifier in any README, about page, or configuration file. Common locations include the root directory or a version info file.
    Affected if The installed version is Concert Ticket Reservation System 1.0 and the system is running.
  2. Identify process_search.php file
    Search the web root for the file process_search.php. This file handles search functionality in the reservation system.
    Affected if The file process_search.php exists in the web application directory.
  3. Examine the search parameter handling
    Open process_search.php and locate code that handles the 'searching' parameter. Look for SQL query construction that directly incorporates this parameter without prepared statements or input sanitization.
    Affected if The 'searching' parameter from GET or POST requests is concatenated directly into SQL queries without parameterized queries or input validation.
  4. Test for SQL injection vulnerability
    If you have access to perform testing, send a crafted request to process_search.php with the searching parameter containing SQL injection payloads (e.g., a single quote). Observe if the application returns SQL error messages or behaves unexpectedly.
    Affected if The application reflects SQL syntax errors or exhibits unexpected behavior when special characters are passed in the searching parameter.

You are affected if you are running Concert Ticket Reservation System 1.0 and the process_search.php file handles the 'searching' parameter without prepared statements or input sanitization.

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 in process_search.php and implement proper input validation on all user-supplied search parameters.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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