CVE-2026-2220
Published: 09 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-2220 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 11.1th 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 SQL injection in a public-facing web application enables initial access via exploitation of the exposed endpoint.
NVD Description
A vulnerability was identified in code-projects Online Reviewer System 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /system/system/admins/assessments/pretest/btn_functions.php. Such manipulation of the argument difficulty_id leads to sql injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is publicly available…
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and might be used.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-2220 is a SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Online Reviewer System 1.0, published on 2026-02-09. The issue affects an unknown function within the file /system/system/admins/assessments/pretest/btn_functions.php, where manipulation of the difficulty_id argument enables the injection, classified under CWE-74 and CWE-89.
The vulnerability 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 it can be exploited remotely over the network with low complexity and no privileges or user interaction required. Attackers can achieve limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability via SQL injection.
Advisories and further details are documented in references such as the software site at https://code-projects.org/, a GitHub issue at https://github.com/tiancesec/CVE/issues/20, and VulDB entries including https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.344937, https://vuldb.com/?id.344937, and https://vuldb.com/?submit.750020.
The exploit is publicly available and might be used in attacks.
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