CVE-2026-2173
Published: 08 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-2173 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 11.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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 SQL injection in unauthenticated login.php of a publicly accessible web app enables remote exploitation of a public-facing application.
NVD Description
A vulnerability was identified in code-projects Online Examination System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file login.php. The manipulation of the argument username/password leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-2173 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-74, CWE-89) in code-projects Online Examination System 1.0. The flaw resides in an unknown functionality of the login.php file, where the username and password arguments can be manipulated to inject malicious SQL code. Published on 2026-02-08, it 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), indicating high severity due to its network accessibility and low exploitation barriers.
Remote attackers require no privileges or user interaction to exploit this issue. By submitting crafted inputs to the username and password fields during login attempts, adversaries can execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially leading to limited impacts on confidentiality (e.g., data exposure), integrity (e.g., data modification), and availability (e.g., denial of service).
Advisories from VulDB (ctiid.344874, id.344874, submit.749255) and the project site at code-projects.org provide further details; practitioners should consult these for any recommended patches, input validation fixes, or workarounds, as no specific mitigation steps are detailed in the CVE description.
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