CVE-2026-5829
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 determined in code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /pages/content.php. This manipulation of the argument post_id causes sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.
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 Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the post_id parameter in /pages/content.php. The application fails to properly sanitize user input before using it in database 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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Identify installed Simple IT Discussion Forum versionCheck your web server directories for the Simple IT Discussion Forum installation. Look for version indicators in any README, version.php, or index file within the forum directory structure.Affected if The installed version is Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0
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Verify /pages/content.php existsLocate the content.php file in your forum installation under the /pages/ directory. This is the file containing the vulnerable endpoint.Affected if The file /pages/content.php exists in your forum installation
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Inspect the post_id parameter handling in content.phpOpen /pages/content.php and search for code that handles the post_id parameter. Look for SQL queries that include this parameter without using prepared statements or parameter binding.Affected if The post_id parameter is used directly in SQL queries without sanitization or parameterized queries
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Check if the application is accessible over networkVerify whether the forum is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely, so a publicly or internally accessible instance is required for exploitation.Affected if The forum is accessible via network and accepts user requests to the content.php endpoint
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Determine if user input reaches the vulnerable code pathTest if the post_id parameter is accepted via GET or POST requests to /pages/content.php. Attempt a simple test query parameter (e.g., ?post_id=1) and observe if the application processes it.Affected if The application accepts and processes the post_id parameter in requests to content.php
You are affected if you are running Simple IT Discussion Forum version 1.0 with the /pages/content.php file present and the post_id parameter is processed in SQL queries without prepared 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) and implement proper input validation on the post_id parameter before executing database operations.
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