CVE-2026-2196
Published: 09 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-2196 is a high-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Fabian Online Reviewer 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 2.0th 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 remote unauthenticated exploitation of a public-facing web application via SQL injection in exam-update.php.
NVD Description
A vulnerability was found in code-projects Online Reviewer System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /system/system/admins/assessments/pretest/exam-update.php. The manipulation of the argument test_id results in sql injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has…
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been made public and could be used.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-2196 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-74, CWE-89) in code-projects Online Reviewer System 1.0, published on 2026-02-09. The issue resides in the unknown processing of the file /system/system/admins/assessments/pretest/exam-update.php, where manipulation of the test_id argument triggers the injection.
The vulnerability is remotely exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L, base score 7.3). Unauthenticated attackers can leverage it to achieve limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Advisories and references, including those from VulDB and a GitHub issue, provide further details at https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.344899, https://vuldb.com/?id.344899, https://vuldb.com/?submit.750011, https://github.com/tiancesec/CVE/issues/17, and https://code-projects.org/.
The exploit has been made public and could be used, increasing the risk for unpatched instances of the affected software.
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