CVE-2026-90849
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SQL Injection in College Notes Gallery Management System

Publication date: 2026-09-15

Last updated on: 2026-09-15

Assigner: VulDB

Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in SourceCodester College Notes Gallery Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /College/login.php. The manipulation of the argument User leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

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Published
2026-09-15
Last Modified
2026-09-15
Generated
2026-09-15
AI Q&A
2026-09-15
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-90849
EUVD
EUVD-2026-78251

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Vendor Product Version / Range
sourcecodester college_notes_gallery_management_system 1.0

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CWE ID Description
CWE-89 The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.
CWE-74 The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a SQL injection flaw in College Notes Gallery Management System 1.0. It exists in the login.php file where the 'User' parameter is improperly validated. Attackers can inject malicious SQL queries to manipulate the database without authentication. The flaw allows multiple SQL injection techniques like time-based blind, boolean-based blind, and error-based attacks.

Detection Guidance

To detect this SQL injection vulnerability, you can use tools like sqlmap to test the 'User' parameter in /College/login.php. Example command: sqlmap -u "http://target-site/College/login.php?User=test" --batch. Alternatively, manually test with payloads like ' OR '1'='1 or 'admin'-- in the User field to check for errors or unexpected behavior.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized database access, data tampering, sensitive information leakage, system compromise, or service disruption. Attackers could extract sensitive data, bypass authentication, or execute arbitrary commands on the system.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediately update the College Notes Gallery Management System to the latest patched version. If no patch is available, implement prepared statements with parameter binding for all database queries. Restrict database user permissions to the minimum required. Conduct a security audit to identify other potential vulnerabilities and ensure input validation is enforced for all user-supplied data.

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