InjectionWeakness · CWE-74

CVE-2026-8098

HIGH · 7.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-07
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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82/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A security vulnerability has been detected in code-projects Feedback System 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /admin/checklogin.php. Such manipulation of the argument email leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack 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 confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in the email parameter of /admin/checklogin.php in code-projects Feedback System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the login form. The attack requires no authentication and the exploit is publicly available.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries in checklogin.php with prepared statements/parameterized queries, or implement input validation and output escaping. Audit other files in the application for similar SQL injection vulnerabilities.

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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 checks

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  1. Locate the Feedback System installation
    Search the filesystem for the 'checklogin.php' file in an 'admin' directory, typically under a web root. Common paths include /var/www/html/feedback-system/admin/checklogin.php or C:\inetpub\wwwroot\feedback-system\admin\checklogin.php
    Affected if The file /admin/checklogin.php exists and belongs to the code-projects Feedback System version 1.0
  2. Verify the application version
    Check for version identifiers in the application - look for a version.php file, readme.txt, or any file containing '1.0' or 'Feedback System' within the application directory structure
    Affected if The installed version is Feedback System 1.0 (no other version range provided)
  3. Confirm the vulnerable parameter exists
    Open /admin/checklogin.php and locate the code handling the 'email' POST or GET parameter in the login form. Look for direct inclusion of this parameter in SQL queries without prepared statements
    Affected if The email parameter is directly concatenated into an SQL query without parameterization
  4. Assess network accessibility
    Determine if the /admin/checklogin.php endpoint is accessible over the network. Check web server configuration for the application path and verify the /admin directory is not restricted by IP or authentication
    Affected if The /admin/checklogin.php endpoint is reachable from the network without authentication

You are affected if the code-projects Feedback System 1.0 is installed with the checklogin.php file accessible and the email parameter is used in unprotected SQL query construction.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Replace dynamic SQL queries in checklogin.php with prepared statements/parameterized queries, or implement input validation and output escaping. Audit other files in the application for similar SQL injection vulnerabilities.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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