CVE-2026-6164
Published: 13 April 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-6164 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 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-6164 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-74, CWE-89) in the Lost and Found Thing Management 1.0 application hosted on code-projects.org. The flaw resides in an unknown part of the file /addcat.php, where manipulation of the "cata" argument enables SQL injection. Published on 2026-04-13, 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).
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation grants limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially allowing unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption within the application's database.
Advisories referenced include the project site at https://code-projects.org/, a GitHub issue at https://github.com/lanPwa/CVE/issues/1, and VulDB entries at https://vuldb.com/submit/797089, https://vuldb.com/vuln/357052, and https://vuldb.com/vuln/357052/cti. No specific patch or mitigation guidance is detailed in the provided information.
The exploit has been publicly released and may be used for attacks, increasing the risk for unpatched instances of the affected software.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-21875
Vulnerability details
A security flaw has been discovered in code-projects Lost and Found Thing Management 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /addcat.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument cata results in sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely.…
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The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
The CVE describes an unauthenticated remote SQL injection in a public-facing web application (/addcat.php), which directly maps to exploitation of public-facing applications.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly prevents SQL injection by requiring validation of untrusted inputs like the 'cata' argument in /addcat.php before database queries.
Mandates timely remediation of the known SQL injection flaw in /addcat.php through patching or code fixes.
Vulnerability scanning detects SQL injection issues like CVE-2026-6164 in the application for subsequent remediation.