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Plain-English summary
This CVE describes SQL injection in SourceCodester Simple Task Managing System v1.0. A privileged attacker could potentially manipulate database queries through the bookId parameter in board.php, risking data theft, data changes, or service disruption. The provided CVSS score is high, but the source bundle does not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority issue if the application is internet-accessible or used with sensitive data. Priority is lower where the software is not deployed or access is tightly limited to trusted privileged users.
Technical view
CVE-2022-40026 is CWE-89 SQL injection in board.php via the bookId parameter. CVSS 3.1 is 7.2 with network access, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Affected CPE data is not provided.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running SourceCodester Simple Task Managing System v1.0, especially if the application is reachable by highly privileged authenticated users. The CVE record’s affected vendor, product, version, and CPE fields are incomplete, so asset matching may require manual review.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not support a claim of active exploitation, and KEV is false. It identifies a public GitHub reference, but no vendor patch, official mitigation, or exploitation-in-the-wild evidence is included in the provided data.
Researcher notes
The key uncertainty is product identification: the CVE text names SourceCodester Simple Task Managing System v1.0, while affected metadata is n/a. Validate exposure by code and route presence rather than CPE matching alone. No patch status is provided in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any deployments of SourceCodester Simple Task Managing System v1.0.
- Check project or vendor guidance for a fixed release or official remediation.
- Restrict access to administrative or privileged application areas.
- Review board.php database handling and replace unsafe SQL construction with parameterized queries.
- Back up data before applying code or configuration changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether board.php exists in deployed application code.
- Review handling of the bookId parameter for direct SQL concatenation.
- Check application logs for unusual privileged requests to board.php.
- Verify database access uses least-privilege credentials.
- Retest after remediation with approved internal validation methods.
Public sources used
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/xidaner/CVE_HUNTER/blob/main/CVE_09/2022-09-01-SQL1.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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