CVE-2026-6031
Published: 10 April 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-6031 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 2.6th 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-2026-6031 is a SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum version 1.0. The issue resides in an unknown function within the file /add-category-function.php, where manipulation of the Category argument enables injection. It 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) and is associated with CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) and CWE-89 (SQL Injection). The vulnerability was published on 2026-04-10.
Remote attackers require no privileges or user interaction to exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity. Successful exploitation allows limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially enabling unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption via injected SQL payloads in the Category parameter. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be actively used.
Advisories and further details are documented in references including the project site at https://code-projects.org/, a GitHub issue at https://github.com/GeekShuo/None/issues/2, and VulDB entries at https://vuldb.com/submit/795486, https://vuldb.com/vuln/356607, and https://vuldb.com/vuln/356607/cti. No specific patch or mitigation steps are detailed in the provided information.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-21328
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0. This affects an unknown function of the file /add-category-function.php. Such manipulation of the argument Category leads to sql injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has…
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been disclosed to the public and may be used.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
SQL injection in a public-facing web application (forum) directly enables remote exploitation without authentication, mapping to T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly prevents SQL injection by requiring validation of user inputs such as the Category argument before inclusion in SQL queries.
Ensures timely patching and remediation of the specific SQL injection flaw in /add-category-function.php.
Facilitates identification of the SQL injection vulnerability through vulnerability scanning of the application.