CVE-2026-5961
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 vulnerability has been detected in code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /topic-details.php. The manipulation of the argument post_id leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly 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 · moderate confidenceA SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0 application in the /topic-details.php file. The post_id parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in database queries, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious SQL statements.
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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 Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0 is installedLocate the application webroot and check for characteristic files such as index.php, or look for the application name in footer or header filesAffected if The application directory contains Simple IT Discussion Forum files and identifies as version 1.0
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Verify topic-details.php existsCheck for the presence of /topic-details.php in the web application directoryAffected if The file topic-details.php exists in the webroot or application directory
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Inspect the post_id parameter handlingOpen topic-details.php and locate the code that handles the post_id parameter. Look for SQL queries that directly incorporate $_GET['post_id'] or $_POST['post_id'] without using prepared statements, sanitization functions, or type castingAffected if The post_id parameter is used directly in SQL queries without parameterized queries, escaping, or input validation
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Test for SQL injection vulnerability (if authorized)Using a safe test parameter value such as post_id=1' (single quote), observe whether the application returns a SQL syntax error messageAffected if The application returns database error messages or behaves unexpectedly when a single quote is submitted in the post_id parameter
The environment is affected if Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0 is running, the topic-details.php file exists, and the post_id parameter is used in SQL queries 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) for the post_id parameter, implement proper input validation and type casting, and apply least-privilege principles to database accounts.
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