Executive brief
The itsourcecode Online Student Enrollment System, a platform used for managing student registrations, contains a critical security flaw. An attacker can use this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the underlying database, potentially leading to the theft of sensitive student information or the complete takeover of the system. This could result in significant data breaches and disruption of educational administrative operations.
Technical details
A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the itsourcecode Online Student Enrollment System v1.0 within the 'newCourse.php' component. The application fails to properly sanitize the 'coursename' parameter before using it in a database query. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to the vulnerable endpoint. Successful exploitation allows for arbitrary SQL command execution, which can lead to full database compromise, including the ability to read, modify, or delete sensitive data. No user interaction or prior authentication is required for this attack.
Affected products
- itsourcecode Online Student Enrollment System 1.0
Timeline
- 2026-04-10: disclosed: Initial CVE publication
- 2026-04-14: advisory: NVD analysis and CVSS scoring completed