Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-3261 is a SQL injection in itsourcecode School Management System 1.0. A remote attacker may manipulate the ID parameter in the settings area to affect database confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Public exploit material is referenced, but the provided sources do not show confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority application security issue if this product is in use. The combination of remote reachability, no authentication requirement, database impact, and public exploit availability creates meaningful business risk.
Technical view
The issue affects an unknown function in /settings/index.php within the Setting Handler component. The ID argument is vulnerable to SQL injection. VulDB rates it high with CVSS 2.0 score 7.5, network attack vector, low complexity, and no authentication required. CWE mappings include CWE-89 and CWE-74.
Likely exposure
Organizations running itsourcecode School Management System 1.0 are potentially exposed, especially if the application is reachable from the internet. Exposure cannot be confirmed without asset inventory and version validation.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says the attack can be initiated remotely and that exploit material has been published. The CVE is not marked KEV, and no cited source confirms active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is mainly from VulDB/CVE metadata and a referenced GitHub issue. The affected function is unspecified, and no official fix is named in the provided sources. Avoid assuming broader version impact beyond School Management System 1.0.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any deployments of itsourcecode School Management System 1.0.
- Check vendor and project sources for an official patch or upgrade guidance.
- Restrict public access to the application until remediation is confirmed.
- Apply temporary input filtering or WAF controls for the affected settings endpoint.
- Review database and application logs for suspicious settings-page activity.
Validation and detection
- Confirm product name and version on all school management system deployments.
- Determine whether /settings/index.php is present and reachable.
- Review whether the ID parameter is accepted by the settings handler.
- Check access logs for unusual requests targeting the settings endpoint.
- Verify remediation against vendor guidance when available.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-74: Exact CWE lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR106.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
7.5HighVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- VDB-347984 | itsourcecode School Management System Setting index.php sql injectionCVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-347984 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- Submit #749364 | Ability School Management System V1.0 SQL InjectionCVE reference · third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/Ning-BJ/cve/issues/1CVE reference · exploit, issue-tracking
- https://itsourcecode.com/CVE reference · product
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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