CVE-2026-36236

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 10 April 2026

Published

10 April 2026

Modified

14 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0004 12.1th percentile

Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-36236 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Janobe Engineers Online Portal. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 12.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190). What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.

Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

prevent

SI-10 requires validation of all information inputs, directly preventing SQL injection by sanitizing the new_password parameter before its use in database queries.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match

prevent

SI-2 mandates identification and remediation of flaws like the SQL injection vulnerability in update_password.php, eliminating the exploitable condition.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match

detect

RA-5 requires vulnerability scanning that would identify the SQL injection vulnerability in the Engineers Online Portal for subsequent remediation.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

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Why these techniques?

SQL injection in unauthenticated public-facing web portal component directly enables remote exploitation of the application.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal v1.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in update_password.php via the new_password parameter.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2026-36236 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal version 1.0. The issue affects the update_password.php component, where the new_password parameter fails to properly sanitize input, allowing malicious SQL payloads to be injected into backend database queries.

With a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), the vulnerability is exploitable remotely over the network by unauthenticated attackers with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation enables high-impact outcomes, including unauthorized access to sensitive data (confidentiality), modification of database contents (integrity), and disruption of system availability.

Advisories reference a detailed analysis at https://github.com/Amorsec/CVE-PHP/blob/main/sourcecodester-Engineers_Online_Portal_in_PHP_update_password.php_sql_injection.pdf, which documents the SQL injection in update_password.php. No patches or specific mitigations are detailed in the provided information.