CVE-2026-6489
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 QueryMine sms up to 7ab5a9ea196209611134525ffc18de25c57d9593. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file admin/addteacher.php of the component Background Management Page. The manipulation of the argument image results in unrestricted upload. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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 confidenceUnrestricted file upload vulnerability in QueryMine sms admin/addteacher.php allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files via the 'image' parameter without validation, potentially enabling remote code execution through web shell uploads.
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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 QueryMine sms installationSearch the web server filesystem for QueryMine sms software, typically in web-accessible directories like /var/www/html, /www, or C:\inetpub\wwwroot. Look for directories containing 'querymine' or 'sms' in the name.Affected if QueryMine sms software is found on the system
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Identify the vulnerable scriptLocate the file admin/addteacher.php within the QueryMine sms installation directory. Use find or Windows search commands to confirm its presence.Affected if The file admin/addteacher.php exists in the installation
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Check file upload parameter accessExamine the addteacher.php source code to identify the 'image' parameter handling. Look for $_FILES or $_POST['image'] references and verify whether any file type validation occurs before moving uploaded files.Affected if The 'image' parameter accepts file uploads without validation checks (no mime type, extension, or content validation found)
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Verify upload directory configurationReview the code to determine where uploaded files are stored. Check if the destination directory is within the web root and whether .htaccess or other script execution restrictions exist.Affected if Uploaded files are stored in a web-accessible directory without script execution disabled
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Confirm endpoint accessibilityTest whether the admin/addteacher.php endpoint is accessible without authentication or with low-privileged access. Check for authentication mechanisms in the script or via HTTP requests.Affected if The endpoint can be accessed without proper admin authentication
If QueryMine sms is installed with the admin/addteacher.php file present and the 'image' parameter accepts uploads without validation, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
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 strict file type validation (allowlist approach), rename uploaded files, store outside webroot, and disable script execution in upload directories.
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