CVE-2026-4625
Published: 24 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-4625 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Sourcecodester (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 14.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-4625 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-74, CWE-89) in SourceCodester Online Admission System 1.0, affecting an unknown function within the file /programmes.php. The flaw stems from executing a manipulation of the 'program' argument, enabling SQL injection attacks.
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), making it remotely exploitable over the network with low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction required. Attackers can achieve limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption.
Advisories are documented on VulDB (ctiid.352493, id.352493, submit.775788), with a proof-of-concept exploit published on GitHub at https://github.com/WHOAMI-xiaoyu/CVE/blob/main/CVE_7.md. The vendor site is available at https://www.sourcecodester.com/ for further details on potential patches or mitigations.
The exploit has been published and may be used, heightening the risk of active exploitation.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-14713
Vulnerability details
A flaw has been found in SourceCodester Online Admission System 1.0. This affects an unknown function of the file /programmes.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument program can lead to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit…
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has been published and may be used.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in a remotely accessible public-facing web application (programmes.php) directly enables initial access via T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application, matching the network-exploitable, unauthenticated nature and database manipulation described.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly prevents SQL injection by validating the 'program' argument in /programmes.php against malicious input patterns before database execution.
Mandates timely identification, reporting, and patching of the specific SQL injection flaw in the Online Admission System.
Boundary protection mechanisms like web application firewalls monitor and block SQL injection payloads targeting the vulnerable /programmes.php endpoint.