CVE-2026-5681
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 flaw has been found in itsourcecode sanitize or validate this input 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /borrowedequip.php of the component Parameter Handler. This manipulation of the argument emp_id causes sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published 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 · low confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode sanitize/validate this input 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the emp_id parameter in /borrowedequip.php. The Parameter Handler component fails to properly sanitize or parameterize user input before using it in 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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the borrowedequip.php fileSearch the web server document root and application directories for the file /borrowedequip.php. Common paths include /var/www/html/, /www/, or the application's web root directory.Affected if The file exists in the environment and is web-accessible.
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Confirm the application identity and versionInspect the application for identifying files such as README, VERSION, or composer.json that indicate the software is 'itsourcecode sanitize or validate this input' version 1.0. Check the source code comments or headers in borrowedequip.php for version information.Affected if The installed application is 'itsourcecode sanitize or validate this input' version 1.0.
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Verify the emp_id parameter is acceptedSend an HTTP GET or POST request to the /borborrowedequip.php endpoint including an emp_id parameter (for example: ?emp_id=1). Inspect the application's response and check server logs to confirm the parameter is processed.Affected if The emp_id parameter is accepted and processed by the borrowedequip.php script.
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Inspect the Parameter Handler implementationExamine the source code of borrowedequip.php and any included files (such as Parameter Handler or input handling modules) to verify whether the emp_id parameter is passed directly to database queries without proper sanitization or parameterized queries.Affected if The emp_id parameter is used in SQL queries without prepared statements, parameter binding, or input sanitization functions.
A user is affected if the environment runs itsourcecode sanitize or validate this input version 1.0 with an accessible /borrowedequip.php endpoint where the emp_id parameter flows directly into unsanitized SQL queries.
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 dataImplement prepared statements/parameterized queries for all database operations involving the emp_id parameter in borrowedequip.php, and perform input validation on all user-supplied parameters.
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