CVE-2026-3745
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2026-3745 is an SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Student Web Portal 1.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the User parameter in profile.php. This could lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion. All users running Student Web Portal 1.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Student Web Portal
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data destruction, and potential server takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to student records, grades, personal information, and potential privilege escalation within the portal.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or minor data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit code is publicly available on GitHub, 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:
1. Check code-projects.org for security updates. 2. If no patch available, implement workarounds. 3. Consider migrating to alternative software if vendor doesn't provide timely fix.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement proper input validation and parameterized queries for the User parameter in profile.php
Edit profile.php to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('s', $user); $stmt->execute();
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the User parameter
ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS:User "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403,msg:'SQL Injection Attempt'"
Cloudflare WAF: Enable SQL Injection protection
🧯 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 the User parameter in profile.php with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check the software version in the portal's admin interface or footerVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection tests after implementing fixes and verify they are blocked📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in web server logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL syntax in parameters
- Unexpected database queries from web server IP
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to profile.php with SQL keywords in User parameter
- Unusual database traffic patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*profile.php*" AND (param="*User=*OR*" OR param="*User=*UNION*" OR param="*User=*SELECT*")