CVE-2026-5256
Published: 01 April 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-5256 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Code-Projects Simple Laundry System. 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 25.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-5256 is a SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Simple Laundry System 1.0. The flaw resides in unknown code within the /modify.php file of the Parameter Handler component, where manipulation of the firstName argument triggers the injection.
The vulnerability enables remote exploitation by unauthenticated attackers over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, as indicated by its CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L). Successful exploitation can result in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, mapped to CWEs-74 and CWE-89.
Advisories and additional details are documented in references such as VulDB entries (https://vuldb.com/vuln/354446, https://vuldb.com/vuln/354446/cti, https://vuldb.com/submit/780618), a GitHub issue (https://github.com/kunlan567-boop/test/issues/1), and the project site (https://code-projects.org/). No specific patches or mitigations are detailed in the CVE description.
The exploit has been published and may be used, heightening the risk of real-world attacks against affected instances.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-17819
Vulnerability details
A flaw has been found in code-projects Simple Laundry System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /modify.php of the component Parameter Handler. This manipulation of the argument firstName causes sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is…
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possible. The exploit has been published and may be used.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
SQL injection in a web application's public-facing /modify.php endpoint allows remote unauthenticated exploitation over the network, directly enabling T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application for initial access with limited C/I/A impact.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires validation of the firstName parameter in /modify.php to prevent SQL injection exploitation.
Mandates identification, reporting, and correction of the specific SQL injection flaw in the Parameter Handler component.
Provides vulnerability scanning to detect the SQL injection vulnerability in the /modify.php file for timely remediation.