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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-7545

High
CWE-74 — Weakness Type
Published: May 1, 2026  ·  Modified: May 8, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.3
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

A weakness has been identified in SourceCodester Advanced School Management System 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file commonController.php of the component checkEmail Endpoint. This manipulation causes sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2026-7545 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Advanced School Management System 1.0 affecting the checkEmail endpoint in commonController.php. With a CVSS score of 7.3 and publicly available exploit information, this vulnerability poses significant risk to educational institutions and organizations using this system. Remote exploitation is possible without authentication, making immediate remediation essential.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 5, 2026 14:01
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability directly impacts Saudi educational institutions, private schools, and universities using SourceCodester Advanced School Management System. At-risk sectors include: Ministry of Education institutions, private educational providers, and any organization managing student/staff databases through this platform. Potential impacts include unauthorized access to sensitive student records, staff information, financial data, and system compromise. Government education entities and ARAMCO educational facilities are particularly vulnerable if using this system.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Education - Ministry of Education Education - Private Schools and Universities Government - Educational Institutions Healthcare - Medical Education Facilities Energy - ARAMCO Educational Centers Corporate - Employee Training Systems
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all instances of SourceCodester Advanced School Management System 1.0 in your environment
2. Isolate affected systems from production networks if possible
3. Implement network-level access controls to restrict access to commonController.php endpoints
4. Enable detailed logging for all database queries and API requests to checkEmail endpoint

PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Contact SourceCodester for security updates or migrate to alternative school management solutions
2. If no patch is available, implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns
3. Apply input validation and parameterized queries at the application level if source code access is available

COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
1. Deploy WAF rules blocking common SQL injection payloads (UNION, SELECT, DROP, etc.)
2. Implement database activity monitoring (DAM) to detect suspicious queries
3. Restrict database user permissions to minimum required privileges
4. Enable SQL query logging and alerting for anomalous patterns
5. Implement rate limiting on checkEmail endpoint

DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for SQL keywords in checkEmail POST/GET parameters
2. Alert on database errors returned to client (error-based SQLi indicators)
3. Track unusual database connection patterns or query volumes
4. Log all requests containing special characters (' " ; -- /* */ UNION SELECT) in email parameter
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع حالات نظام إدارة المدارس المتقدم من SourceCodester الإصدار 1.0 في بيئتك
2. عزل الأنظمة المتأثرة عن شبكات الإنتاج إن أمكن
3. تطبيق عناصر تحكم الوصول على مستوى الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى نقاط نهاية commonController.php
4. تفعيل السجلات التفصيلية لجميع استعلامات قاعدة البيانات وطلبات API إلى نقطة نهاية checkEmail

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. الاتصال بـ SourceCodester للحصول على تحديثات أمان أو الهجرة إلى حلول إدارة مدارس بديلة
2. إذا لم يكن هناك تصحيح متاح، قم بتطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحظر أنماط حقن SQL
3. تطبيق التحقق من صحة المدخلات والاستعلامات المعاملة على مستوى التطبيق إذا كان الوصول إلى الكود المصدري متاحاً

عناصر التحكم التعويضية:
1. نشر قواعد WAF تحظر حمولات حقن SQL الشائعة (UNION, SELECT, DROP, إلخ)
2. تطبيق مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات (DAM) للكشف عن الاستعلامات المريبة
3. تقييد أذونات مستخدم قاعدة البيانات بالحد الأدنى المطلوب
4. تفعيل تسجيل استعلامات SQL والتنبيهات للأنماط الشاذة
5. تطبيق تحديد معدل على نقطة نهاية checkEmail

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة كلمات SQL الرئيسية في معاملات checkEmail POST/GET
2. التنبيه على أخطاء قاعدة البيانات المرجعة للعميل (مؤشرات SQLi القائمة على الأخطاء)
3. تتبع أنماط اتصال قاعدة البيانات غير العادية أو أحجام الاستعلامات
4. تسجيل جميع الطلبات التي تحتوي على أحرف خاصة في معامل البريد الإلكتروني
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy A.14.2.5 - Secure development environment A.13.1.1 - Network security perimeter A.13.1.3 - Segregation of networks
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.GV-1 - Organizational cybersecurity policy PR.DS-6 - Data is protected from unauthorized access DE.CM-1 - The network is monitored for unauthorized connections RS.MI-2 - Incidents are mitigated
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.6.2.1 - Mobile device policy A.12.2.1 - Restrictions on software installation A.13.1.1 - Network security perimeter A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention Requirement 6.2 - Security patches installation Requirement 10.2 - User access logging
📊 CVSS Score
7.3
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredN — None / Network
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityL — Low / Local
IntegrityL — Low / Local
AvailabilityL — Low / Local
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.3
CWECWE-74
EPSS0.03%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-05-01
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
8.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
CWE-74
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