Is CVE-2026-36236 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-36236 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-36236?

Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 10 April 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-36236?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-36236 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-36236?

Check whether you run Janobe Engineers Online Portal. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-36236: SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal SQL injection in update_password.php

CVE-2026-36236 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2026-04-10

SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal v1.0 contains a critical security flaw in its password update functionality. An attacker can use this flaw to send malicious commands to the application's database without needing a username or password. This could allow an unauthorized person to view sensitive user data, modify information, or gain full control over the portal's database.

Vendors: Janobe.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-36236 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-36236 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-36236?: Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 10 April 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-36236?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-36236 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-36236?: Check whether you run Janobe Engineers Online Portal. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal v1.0 within the 'update_password.php' component. The application fails to properly sanitize the 'new_password' parameter before using it in a database query. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This can lead to unauthorized data retrieval, modification of database records, or complete compromise of the underlying database server. The vulnerability is reachable over the network without user interaction.

Affected products

SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0

Timeline

2026-04-10: disclosed
2026-04-10: advisory: NVD publication date
2026-04-14: other: NIST/CISA analysis completed

References

https://github.com/Amorsec/CVE-PHP/blob/main/sourcecodester-Engineers_Online_Portal_in_PHP_update_password.php_sql_injection.pdf

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