CVE-2026-2225
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2026-2225 is a SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode News Portal Project 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the email parameter in the administrator login page. This affects all installations of News Portal Project 1.0 with the vulnerable /admin/index.php file. Attackers can potentially bypass authentication, access sensitive data, or compromise the database.
💻 Affected Systems
- itsourcecode News Portal Project
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, authentication bypass, privilege escalation, and potential remote code execution on the underlying server.
Likely Case
Authentication bypass allowing unauthorized access to the admin panel, followed by data exfiltration or website defacement.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and parameterized queries are implemented, with only error messages potentially exposed.
🎯 Exploit Status
The exploit has been published and targets a common SQL injection pattern. Attack requires no authentication and minimal technical skill.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://itsourcecode.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updated version. 2. If no patch available, implement workarounds. 3. Replace vulnerable code with parameterized queries. 4. Validate and sanitize all user inputs.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation to sanitize email parameter before processing
// PHP example: filter_var($_POST['email'], FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL);
// PHP example: mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $_POST['email']);
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns in the email parameter
# ModSecurity example: SecRule ARGS:email "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to restrict access to /admin/index.php to trusted IPs only
- Deploy a web application firewall with SQL injection detection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /admin/index.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the email parameter (e.g., ' OR '1'='1). Monitor for SQL errors or unexpected behavior.Check Version:
Check the source code of /admin/index.php for version markers or compare file hashes with known vulnerable version.Verify Fix Applied:
Attempt the same SQL injection tests after implementing fixes. Verify no SQL errors are returned and authentication functions correctly.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in web server logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL-like patterns in email field
- Successful admin logins from unusual IP addresses
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /admin/index.php containing SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database query patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/index.php" AND (email="*OR*" OR email="*UNION*" OR email="*SELECT*")