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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-40841

Medium
CWE-89 — Weakness Type
Published: May 27, 2026  ·  Modified: May 30, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
6.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

An low privileged remote attacker can exploit an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in the getProjectTags function due to improper neutralization of special elements in a SQL SELECT command. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2026-40841 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in the getProjectTags function that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to extract sensitive data through improper input sanitization. While no public exploit exists and patching is unavailable, the vulnerability poses significant risk to organizations storing confidential information in affected systems. Immediate compensating controls and input validation hardening are critical to prevent data exfiltration.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 29, 2026 20:14
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions), government agencies (NCA oversight), healthcare providers (MOH systems), and energy sector (ARAMCO, SEC). Organizations using affected project management or data management systems are at risk of unauthorized data access. The vulnerability is particularly concerning for entities handling customer financial data, national security information, or critical infrastructure data. Telecom operators (STC, Mobily) managing customer databases are also at elevated risk.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services Government and Public Administration Healthcare Energy and Utilities Telecommunications Critical Infrastructure Education Retail and E-commerce
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all systems running affected products and isolate them from production networks if possible
2. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns in getProjectTags function calls
3. Enable comprehensive SQL query logging and monitoring for suspicious patterns
4. Conduct urgent data access audit to identify if unauthorized queries have been executed

COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
1. Apply strict input validation using parameterized queries/prepared statements at application layer
2. Implement database-level access controls limiting query scope to minimum required data
3. Deploy database activity monitoring (DAM) solutions to detect anomalous SQL patterns
4. Apply principle of least privilege to database service accounts
5. Implement rate limiting on getProjectTags API endpoints

DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, OR, AND) in getProjectTags parameters
2. Alert on unusual database query volumes or execution times
3. Track failed authentication attempts followed by SQL injection attempts
4. Monitor for data exfiltration patterns (large result sets, unusual column access)

PATCHING STRATEGY:
1. Contact vendor immediately for security patch timeline
2. Prepare isolated test environment for patch validation
3. Develop rollback procedures before patch deployment
4. Schedule patching during maintenance windows with stakeholder coordination
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل المنتجات المتأثرة وعزلها عن شبكات الإنتاج إن أمكن
2. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحجب أنماط حقن SQL في استدعاءات دالة getProjectTags
3. تفعيل تسجيل المراقبة الشاملة لاستعلامات SQL والكشف عن الأنماط المريبة
4. إجراء تدقيق فوري لوصول البيانات لتحديد ما إذا تم تنفيذ استعلامات غير مصرح بها

تدابير التحكم التعويضية:
1. تطبيق التحقق الصارم من صحة المدخلات باستخدام الاستعلامات المعاملة/البيانات المحضرة على مستوى التطبيق
2. تطبيق عناصر التحكم في الوصول على مستوى قاعدة البيانات مع تحديد نطاق الاستعلام للحد الأدنى المطلوب
3. نشر حلول مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات (DAM) للكشف عن أنماط SQL الشاذة
4. تطبيق مبدأ أقل امتياز على حسابات خدمة قاعدة البيانات
5. تطبيق تحديد معدل على نقاط نهاية API الخاصة بـ getProjectTags

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة كلمات SQL الرئيسية (UNION, SELECT, OR, AND) في معاملات getProjectTags
2. التنبيه على أحجام استعلامات قاعدة البيانات غير العادية أو أوقات التنفيذ
3. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة متبوعة بمحاولات حقن SQL
4. مراقبة أنماط تسرب البيانات (مجموعات النتائج الكبيرة، وصول الأعمدة غير العادي)

استراتيجية التصحيح:
1. الاتصال بالمورد فوراً لمعرفة جدول زمني لتصحيح الأمان
2. تحضير بيئة اختبار معزولة للتحقق من صحة التصحيح
3. تطوير إجراءات التراجع قبل نشر التصحيح
4. جدولة التصحيح خلال نوافذ الصيانة مع تنسيق أصحاب المصلحة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures 5.2.1 - Access Control Implementation 5.3.1 - Cryptography and Data Protection 5.4.1 - Audit and Accountability 5.5.1 - Incident Management
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance - Risk Management Framework Protect - Access Control and Authentication Protect - Data Protection and Privacy Detect - Security Monitoring and Logging Respond - Incident Response Procedures
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1 - Policies for information security A.6.1 - Internal organization A.8.1 - Asset management A.9.1 - Access control A.12.4 - Logging A.16.1 - Information security incident management
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 1 - Firewall configuration Requirement 2 - Default passwords Requirement 6 - Secure development and vulnerability management Requirement 10 - Logging and monitoring Requirement 12 - Security policy
📊 CVSS Score
6.5
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityN — None / Network
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score6.5
CWECWE-89
EPSS0.04%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-05-27
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
6.8
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-89
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