CVE-2026-5554
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 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 confidenceA 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.
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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 Concert Ticket Reservation System installationLocate 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.
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Identify process_search.php fileSearch 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.
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Examine the search parameter handlingOpen 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.
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Test for SQL injection vulnerabilityIf 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.
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 in process_search.php and implement proper input validation on all user-supplied search parameters.
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