CVE-2026-3744
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in Student Web Portal 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the password registration field. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database contents. All deployments of Student Web Portal 1.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Student Web Portal
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including credential theft, data destruction, and potential server takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized database access leading to student data exposure, grade manipulation, or account takeover.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-sensitive data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit code exists in GitHub repositories, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available, or implement workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd parameterized queries and input validation to signup.php
Edit signup.php to replace raw SQL with prepared statements using mysqli or PDO
Web Application Firewall
allDeploy WAF with SQL injection protection rules
Configure ModSecurity with OWASP CRS rules
Enable SQL injection protection in cloud WAF services
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the Student Web Portal behind a reverse proxy with strict input filtering
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the web server
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test signup functionality with SQL injection payloads in the password field: ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check the software version in the portal interface or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return proper error messages📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in web server logs
- Multiple failed signup attempts with special characters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to signup.php containing SQL keywords in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/signup.php" AND (request_body CONTAINS "UNION" OR request_body CONTAINS "SELECT" OR request_body CONTAINS "OR '1'='1'")