CVE-2026-1422
Published: 26 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-1422 is a high-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Fabian Online Examination 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 2.2th 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?
Direct unauthenticated remote SQL injection in a public-facing web login component enables exploitation of the application itself.
NVD Description
A vulnerability was found in code-projects Online Examination System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /index.php of the component Login Page. Performing a manipulation of the argument User results in sql injection. The attack…
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is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-1422 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-74, CWE-89) in code-projects Online Examination System 1.0. The issue affects an unknown functionality in the /index.php file of the Login Page component, where manipulation of the "User" argument triggers the injection.
Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability without authentication or user interaction, requiring only low attack complexity, as reflected in its CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L). Exploitation enables limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability through SQL injection.
Advisories referenced on VulDB (ctiid.342838, id.342838, submit.736606) and a GitHub disclosure detail the finding in the login page. A related project page exists on code-projects.org, and the exploit has been made public. No patch or mitigation details are specified in the provided references.
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