Is CVE-2026-5672 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-5672 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-5672?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.3, published 6 April 2026.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-5672?

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-2026-5672 attacked?

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

Am I affected by CVE-2026-5672?

Check whether you run Code-Projects Simple IT Discussion Forum at an affected version. 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-2026-5672: code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum SQL injection in edit-category.php

CVE-2026-5672 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.3 · Published 2026-04-06

A vulnerability exists in the Simple IT Discussion Forum, a web application used for hosting online community discussions. An attacker can exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized access to the underlying database, potentially leading to the theft of sensitive user information or the modification of forum content. This attack can be carried out remotely without requiring any login credentials, posing a significant risk to the integrity and confidentiality of the platform.

Technologies: Code-Projects Simple IT Discussion Forum. Vendors: Code-Projects.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-5672 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-5672 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-5672?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.3, published 6 April 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Code-Projects Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-5672?: 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-2026-5672 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-5672?: Check whether you run Code-Projects Simple IT Discussion Forum at an affected version. 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 code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0 within the 'Parameter Handler' component of the /edit-category.php file. The root cause is the failure to sanitize or validate the 'cat_id' GET parameter before using it in a database query. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted SQL payloads (including boolean-based blind, time-based blind, and UNION-based techniques). Successful exploitation allows for unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, and potential administrative takeover. A public exploit (PoC) has been disclosed.

Affected products

code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0

Timeline

2026-03-29: disclosed: Initial disclosure on GitHub issues
2026-04-06: advisory: NVD/VulDB publication date

References

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