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CVE-2026-23836

Critical
HotCRP Critical Remote Code Execution via Formula Injection (CVE-2026-23836)
CWE-20 — Weakness Type
Published: Jan 19, 2026  ·  Modified: Feb 28, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
9.9
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

HotCRP is conference review software. A problem introduced in April 2024 in version 3.1 led to inadequately sanitized code generation for HotCRP formulas which allowed users to trigger the execution of arbitrary PHP code. The problem is patched in release version 3.2.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

HotCRP versions 3.1 contain a critical code injection vulnerability in formula handling that allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server. The vulnerability stems from inadequate sanitization of formula code generation, patched in version 3.2.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تم اكتشاف ثغرة أمنية حرجة في برنامج HotCRP وهو نظام إدارة مراجعات المؤتمرات العلمية والأكاديمية. الثغرة تنشأ من عدم التحقق الكافي من المدخلات في آلية توليد أكواد الصيغ الرياضية التي تم تقديمها في أبريل 2024 ضمن الإصدار 3.1. يستطيع المهاجم الذي يمتلك حساب مستخدم عادي في النظام استغلال هذه الثغرة لحقن وتنفيذ أكواد PHP خبيثة مباشرة على الخادم. هذا يمنح المهاجم القدرة على السيطرة الكاملة على النظام، الوصول إلى قواعد البيانات الحساسة، سرقة بيانات الباحثين والمراجعات السرية، وتعديل أو حذف المحتوى. الثغرة مصنفة بدرجة خطورة 9.9 على مقياس CVSS وتندرج تحت CWE-20 الخاص بالتحقق غير الكافي من المدخلات. تم إصدار تصحيح أمني في الإصدار 3.2 يعالج هذه المشكلة بشكل كامل.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

يحتوي برنامج HotCRP لمراجعة المؤتمرات الإصدار 3.1 وما بعده على ثغرة حرجة لتنفيذ الأكواد عن بعد (درجة CVSS 9.9) بسبب عدم كفاية تعقيم توليد أكواد الصيغ الرياضية. يمكن للمهاجمين الذين لديهم صلاحيات مستخدم عادي حقن وتنفيذ أكواد PHP عشوائية على الخادم مما يؤدي إلى اختراق كامل للنظام. تم إدخال الثغرة في أبريل 2024 وتم إصلاحها في الإصدار 3.2، مما يتطلب تحديثاً فورياً لجميع الأنظمة المتأثرة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 4, 2026 17:09
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
الجامعات والتعليم العالي مراكز الأبحاث العلمية الجهات الحكومية المؤسسات الأكاديمية المنظمات البحثية القطاع الصحي البحثي
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.3
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediately upgrade HotCRP to version 3.2 or later and audit all conference instances for unauthorized code execution or data access.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بترقية HotCRP فوراً إلى الإصدار 3.2 أو أحدث وتدقيق جميع مثيلات المؤتمرات للكشف عن أي تنفيذ كود غير مصرح به.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-1-2: Vulnerability and Patch Management ECC-1-3: System Hardening ECC-3-1: Access Control ECC-4-1: Security Monitoring and Analysis ECC-5-1: Incident Response Planning
🔵 SAMA CSF
CCC-1.1: Asset Management CCC-2.2: Secure Configuration CCC-3.1: Identity and Access Management CCC-4.1: Vulnerability Management CCC-6.1: Security Monitoring
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1: Management of Technical Vulnerabilities A.9.4.1: Information Access Restriction A.12.2.1: Controls Against Malware A.16.1.1: Responsibilities and Procedures A.18.2.3: Technical Compliance Review
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
hotcrp:hotcrp
📊 CVSS Score
9.9
/ 10.0 — Critical
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeC — Changed
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityH — High
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.9
CWECWE-20
EPSS0.14%
Exploit No
Patch ✓ Yes
Published 2026-01-19
Source Feed nvd
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.3
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
patch-available CWE-20
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