📄 Description (English)
A vulnerability was identified in CodeAstro Online Classroom 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /OnlineClassroom/addvideos.php of the component Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument videotitle leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-5580 is a SQL injection vulnerability in CodeAstro Online Classroom 1.0 affecting the /OnlineClassroom/addvideos.php endpoint through the videotitle parameter. With a CVSS score of 6.3 and publicly available exploit code, this poses a medium-risk threat to educational institutions and organizations using this platform in Saudi Arabia. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate compensating controls and application hardening.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 19, 2026 09:32
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi educational institutions, universities, and online learning platforms utilizing CodeAstro Online Classroom. Secondary impact extends to government education ministries (Ministry of Education), private educational providers, and corporate training departments. The SQL injection could enable unauthorized database access, student data exfiltration, credential theft, and platform compromise. Organizations in the education sector and those providing distance learning solutions face the highest risk of exploitation.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Education
Government
Healthcare
Corporate Training
Distance Learning Providers
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all instances of CodeAstro Online Classroom 1.0 in your environment and isolate affected systems from production networks if possible
2. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns in the videotitle parameter (block single quotes, SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, DROP in parameter values)
3. Enable comprehensive logging and monitoring of /OnlineClassroom/addvideos.php requests
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
4. Apply input validation: whitelist only alphanumeric characters and safe symbols for videotitle parameter
5. Implement parameterized queries/prepared statements in the application code if accessible
6. Restrict database user permissions to minimum required privileges (remove DROP, ALTER, CREATE permissions)
7. Enable database activity monitoring and alerting for suspicious queries
DETECTION RULES:
8. Monitor for SQL injection indicators: OR 1=1, UNION SELECT, SLEEP(), BENCHMARK() in videotitle parameter
9. Alert on database errors returned to users or unusual database connection patterns
10. Track failed authentication attempts and privilege escalation attempts
LONG-TERM:
11. Contact CodeAstro for security updates or consider migrating to patched alternatives
12. Conduct security code review of addvideos.php and similar parameter handlers
13. Implement Web Application Firewall with SQL injection detection signatures
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حدد جميع حالات CodeAstro Online Classroom 1.0 في بيئتك وعزل الأنظمة المتأثرة عن شبكات الإنتاج إن أمكن
2. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحجب أنماط حقن SQL في معامل videotitle (حجب علامات الاقتباس الفردية والكلمات الرئيسية SQL مثل UNION و SELECT و DROP)
3. تفعيل السجلات الشاملة والمراقبة لطلبات /OnlineClassroom/addvideos.php
الضوابط التعويضية:
4. تطبيق التحقق من المدخلات: قائمة بيضاء للأحرف الأبجدية الرقمية فقط والرموز الآمنة لمعامل videotitle
5. تطبيق الاستعلامات المعاملة/البيانات المحضرة في كود التطبيق إن أمكن
6. تقييد أذونات مستخدم قاعدة البيانات للحد الأدنى المطلوب (إزالة أذونات DROP و ALTER و CREATE)
7. تفعيل مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات والتنبيهات للاستعلامات المريبة
قواعد الكشف:
8. مراقبة مؤشرات حقن SQL: OR 1=1 و UNION SELECT و SLEEP() و BENCHMARK() في معامل videotitle
9. التنبيه على أخطاء قاعدة البيانات المرجعة للمستخدمين أو أنماط اتصال قاعدة البيانات غير العادية
10. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة ومحاولات تصعيد الامتيازات
المدى الطويل:
11. اتصل بـ CodeAstro للحصول على تحديثات الأمان أو فكر في الترحيل إلى بدائل مصححة
12. إجراء مراجعة أمان الكود لـ addvideos.php ومعالجات المعاملات المماثلة
13. تطبيق جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب مع توقيعات كشف حقن SQL
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy and procedures
ECC 2024 A.14.2.5 - Secure coding practices and code review
ECC 2024 A.14.3.1 - Testing of security functionality
ECC 2024 A.13.1.3 - Segregation of networks and systems
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.GV-1 - Organizational governance and risk management
SAMA CSF PR.DS-6 - Data integrity and protection
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and monitoring of anomalous activity
SAMA CSF RS.MI-2 - Incident response and recovery procedures
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1.1 - Information security policies
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2.3 - Segregation of duties
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.5 - Secure coding practices
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates
PCI DSS 10.2 - Logging and monitoring of access