CVE-2026-6004
Published: 10 April 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-6004 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Code Projects (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 13.5th 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 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-6004 is a SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum version 1.0. The issue affects an unknown function within the file /delete-category.php, where manipulation of the cat_id argument enables SQL injection. This flaw, associated with CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) and CWE-89 (SQL Injection), 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 high severity due to its network accessibility and lack of prerequisites.
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers with low complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction. Successful exploitation allows limited impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially enabling unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption through crafted SQL payloads targeting the cat_id parameter.
Advisories and references, including those from VulDB (vuldb.com/vuln/356560) and a related GitHub issue (github.com/zulu225588/zulu-loudong/issues/1), document the vulnerability but do not specify patches or detailed mitigation steps in the provided details; security practitioners should review these sources and the project site (code-projects.org) for updates or workarounds such as input validation and prepared statements.
The exploit is public and may be used, increasing the risk for unpatched instances of Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-21286
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was detected in code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /delete-category.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument cat_id results in sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The…
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exploit is now public and may be used.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
The SQL injection vulnerability in a publicly accessible web application (delete-category.php) can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers with no user interaction, directly enabling the technique of exploiting public-facing applications.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly prevents SQL injection by requiring validation of the cat_id parameter in /delete-category.php before database processing.
Mandates identification, reporting, and correction of the SQL injection flaw in Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0.
Vulnerability scanning identifies the SQLi in /delete-category.php and ensures timely updates to mitigate exploitation.