CVE-2026-0546
Published: 02 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-0546 is a high-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Code-Projects Content Management System. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 3.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.
Developer assessments and testing (including injection-focused techniques) identify improper neutralization of special elements, and the verifiable flaw remediation corrects them pre-deployment.
Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.
Identifies indicators of injection attacks (command, SQL, LDAP, etc.) via anomaly and attack monitoring.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in publicly accessible search.php of a web CMS directly enables remote unauthenticated exploitation of a public-facing application.
NVD Description
A vulnerability was determined in code-projects Content Management System 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file search.php. This manipulation of the argument Value causes sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has…
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been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-0546 is a SQL injection vulnerability affecting code-projects Content Management System version 1.0. The issue resides in an unknown function within the file search.php, where manipulation of the "Value" argument enables SQL injection. Associated with CWE-74 and CWE-89, the vulnerability was published on 2026-01-02 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).
Remote attackers require no privileges or user interaction to exploit this vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity. Successful exploitation grants limited impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially allowing unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption within the affected CMS.
Advisories and further details are documented in references including VulDB entries (ctiid.339338, id.339338, submit.728924), the code-projects.org site, and a GitHub issue at github.com/gtxy114514/CVE/issues/1. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized by attackers.
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