Executive brief
A security vulnerability exists in the Simple IT Discussion Forum, a web-based platform for hosting 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 disruption of the forum's operations. This attack can be carried out remotely without requiring any login credentials.
Technical details
A SQL injection vulnerability exists in code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0 within the '/question-function.php' component. The root cause is the improper neutralization of special elements in the 'content' POST parameter, which is used directly in SQL queries without adequate sanitization or parameterized statements. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted HTTP request containing SQL payloads (such as time-based blind injection). Successful exploitation allows for unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, and potential modification of forum records. A public proof-of-concept using sqlmap has been disclosed.
Affected products
- code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0
Timeline
- 2026-03-25: disclosed: Initial disclosure on GitHub issues
- 2026-04-09: advisory: NVD publication date