CVE-2026-1595: Society Management System SQLi Vulnerability

CVE-2026-1595 Overview

CVE-2026-1595 is a SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Society Management System 1.0. The flaw resides in /admin/edit_student_query.php, where the student_id parameter is passed to a database query without proper sanitization. Attackers can manipulate this parameter to inject arbitrary SQL statements. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely over the network and requires no authentication or user interaction.

The issue is tracked under CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component). Public disclosure has occurred through the GitHub Issue Tracker and VulDB #343357.

Critical Impact
Unauthenticated remote attackers can inject SQL queries through the student_id parameter, potentially exposing or modifying student records stored in the application database.

Affected Products

itsourcecode Society Management System 1.0
Vendor: angeljudesuarez
Affected component: /admin/edit_student_query.php

Discovery Timeline

2026-01-29 - CVE-2026-1595 published to NVD
2026-04-29 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2026-1595

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability is a SQL injection flaw within the administrative portion of the Society Management System. The student_id argument supplied to /admin/edit_student_query.php is concatenated into a database query without parameterization or input validation. Attackers can append SQL fragments such as UNION SELECT clauses, boolean conditions, or stacked queries to alter query logic.

Because the exploit is publicly available through VulDB and a public GitHub issue, opportunistic scanning and automated exploitation are realistic risks. The application does not require authentication to reach the vulnerable endpoint in deployments where administrative access controls are weak or absent.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper neutralization of special elements passed to a SQL interpreter, classified as CWE-74. The edit_student_query.php script handles the student_id parameter as untrusted input but inserts it directly into a SQL statement. The absence of prepared statements or parameter binding allows attacker-controlled syntax to be interpreted as code rather than data.

Attack Vector

An attacker sends an HTTP request to /admin/edit_student_query.php containing a malicious student_id value. The injected payload manipulates the underlying query, allowing the attacker to read arbitrary database tables, modify records, or bypass authentication logic. No credentials, special privileges, or user interaction are required.

The vulnerability mechanism is documented in the public GitHub Issue Tracker and the VulDB CTI #343357 entry. No verified proof-of-concept code is reproduced here.

Detection Methods for CVE-2026-1595

Indicators of Compromise

HTTP requests to /admin/edit_student_query.php containing SQL metacharacters such as ', --, UNION, SELECT, or OR 1=1 within the student_id parameter.
Unexpected database error messages in web server or application logs referencing the edit_student_query.php endpoint.
Unusual outbound traffic from the database server following requests to the affected admin endpoint.

Detection Strategies

Inspect web server access logs for anomalous student_id values, particularly long strings, encoded payloads, or SQL keywords.
Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) ruleset targeting SQL injection patterns against the /admin/ path.
Correlate database query logs with web request logs to identify queries containing unexpected UNION or INFORMATION_SCHEMA references.

Monitoring Recommendations

Enable verbose query logging on the MySQL or MariaDB backend to capture queries originating from the application user.
Alert on spikes in HTTP 500 responses from /admin/edit_student_query.php, which often indicate injection probing.
Monitor administrative endpoints for access from untrusted source IP ranges and rate-limit repeated requests.

How to Mitigate CVE-2026-1595

Immediate Actions Required

Restrict network access to /admin/edit_student_query.php to trusted internal IP addresses until a fix is applied.
Audit web and database logs for evidence of past exploitation referencing the student_id parameter.
Rotate database credentials and review stored student records for unauthorized modification.

Patch Information

No official vendor patch has been published for itsourcecode Society Management System 1.0 at the time of CVE assignment. Administrators should track the GitHub Issue Tracker and the vendor site itsourcecode.com for updates. Until a fix is released, organizations should consider replacing or isolating the affected application.

Workarounds

Modify edit_student_query.php to use parameterized queries or prepared statements via PDO or mysqli with bound parameters.
Apply server-side input validation to ensure the student_id parameter contains only expected numeric characters.
Place the application behind a WAF with SQL injection signatures enabled and block requests containing SQL metacharacters in administrative parameters.
Enforce authentication and authorization controls on all /admin/ routes to limit exposure of the vulnerable endpoint.

bash

# Example WAF rule (ModSecurity) to block SQLi patterns on the vulnerable endpoint
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@beginsWith /admin/edit_student_query.php" \
    "id:1002595,phase:2,deny,status:403,\
    chain,msg:'CVE-2026-1595 SQLi attempt on student_id'"
    SecRule ARGS:student_id "@rx (?i)(union(\s|/\*).*select|or\s+1=1|--|;|/\*|xp_)" \
        "t:none,t:urlDecodeUni"