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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-40824

Medium
CWE-89 — Weakness Type
Published: May 27, 2026  ·  Modified: May 30, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
5.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

A high privileged remote attacker can exploit an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in the accountstatus view userid parameter due to improper neutralization of special elements in a SQL UPDATE command allowing for reading the whole database and changing values in a non critical table. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality and some loss of integrity.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2026-40824 is a SQL Injection vulnerability in an accountstatus view that allows unauthenticated attackers to read entire databases and modify non-critical table values. Despite a medium CVSS score of 5.5, the vulnerability poses significant confidentiality risks due to lack of authentication requirements and absence of available patches. Organizations should implement immediate compensating controls and input validation measures.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 29, 2026 05:17
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions), government agencies (NCA oversight), and healthcare organizations managing patient data. The unauthenticated nature makes it particularly dangerous for publicly accessible systems. Telecom operators (STC, Mobily) and energy sector systems (ARAMCO subsidiaries) using affected applications face confidentiality breaches. Government digital transformation initiatives and e-commerce platforms are at elevated risk due to database exposure potential.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services Government and Public Administration Healthcare and Medical Services Energy and Utilities Telecommunications E-commerce and Retail Education
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all systems running accountstatus view functionality and isolate from public internet access
2. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns in userid parameter (e.g., single quotes, UNION, SELECT keywords)
3. Enable database query logging and monitoring for suspicious SQL patterns
4. Conduct emergency database access audit to identify unauthorized queries

COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
1. Apply strict input validation: whitelist only alphanumeric characters for userid parameter
2. Implement parameterized queries/prepared statements at application layer
3. Enforce principle of least privilege on database accounts (read-only where possible)
4. Deploy rate limiting on accountstatus endpoint to prevent automated exploitation
5. Implement database activity monitoring (DAM) solutions

DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for SQL keywords in userid parameter: UNION, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP
2. Alert on multiple failed database queries from single source IP
3. Track unusual database access patterns outside business hours
4. Log all modifications to non-critical tables with source tracking

PATCHING STRATEGY:
1. Contact vendor immediately for patch timeline
2. Prepare isolated test environment for patch validation
3. Develop rollback procedures before production deployment
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل وظيفة عرض حالة الحساب وعزلها عن الإنترنت العام
2. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لحجب أنماط حقن SQL في معامل userid (مثل علامات الاقتباس والاتحاد والاختيار)
3. تفعيل تسجيل استعلامات قاعدة البيانات ومراقبة الأنماط المريبة
4. إجراء تدقيق طوارئ لوصول قاعدة البيانات لتحديد الاستعلامات غير المصرح بها

الضوابط التعويضية:
1. تطبيق التحقق الصارم من المدخلات: قائمة بيضاء للأحرف الأبجدية الرقمية فقط لمعامل userid
2. تنفيذ الاستعلامات المعاملة/البيانات المحضرة على مستوى التطبيق
3. فرض مبدأ أقل امتياز على حسابات قاعدة البيانات (قراءة فقط حيث أمكن)
4. نشر تحديد معدل على نقطة نهاية accountstatus لمنع الاستغلال الآلي
5. تنفيذ حلول مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة كلمات SQL الرئيسية في معامل userid: UNION وSELECT وINSERT وUPDATE وDELETE وDROP
2. تنبيه الاستعلامات الفاشلة المتعددة من عنوان IP واحد
3. تتبع أنماط الوصول غير العادية لقاعدة البيانات خارج ساعات العمل
4. تسجيل جميع التعديلات على الجداول غير الحرجة مع تتبع المصدر

استراتيجية التصحيح:
1. الاتصال بالمورد فوراً لجدول زمني للتصحيح
2. تحضير بيئة اختبار معزولة للتحقق من صحة التصحيح
3. تطوير إجراءات التراجع قبل نشر الإنتاج
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1.1 - Access Control and Authentication 5.2.1 - Input Validation and Output Encoding 5.3.2 - Database Security 5.4.1 - Vulnerability Management 5.5.1 - Security Monitoring and Logging
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 - Software Inventory PR.AC-1 - Access Control PR.DS-2 - Data Security DE.CM-1 - Detection and Analysis RS.MI-1 - Incident Response
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.9.2.1 - User Registration and Access Rights Management A.9.4.3 - Password Management A.14.2.1 - Secure Development Policy A.14.2.5 - Secure Development Environment A.12.4.1 - Event Logging
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
6.5.1 - Injection Flaws 6.2 - Security Patches 10.2 - Logging User Access 11.3 - Penetration Testing
📊 CVSS Score
5.5
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredH — High
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityL — Low / Local
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score5.5
CWECWE-89
EPSS0.03%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-05-27
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
7.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-89
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