CVE-2026-90877: SourceCodester Online Faculty Clearance System SQL injection in update_requirement_status.php

CVE-2026-90877 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.3 · Published 2026-09-15

SourceCodester's Online Faculty Clearance System is a web-based tool used by educational institutions to manage faculty clearance processes. A SQL injection flaw in the update_requirement_status.php file allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious database commands through an unsanitized parameter, potentially exposing or corrupting sensitive personnel records, modifying system data, or gaining unauthorized access to the entire database.

Technologies: SourceCodester Online Faculty Clearance System. Vendors: SourceCodester.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-90877 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-90877 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-90877?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.3, published 15 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
SourceCodester Online Faculty Clearance System 1.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-90877?
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-2026-90877 attacked?
It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-90877?
Check whether you run SourceCodester Online Faculty Clearance System 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 the 'haydi' parameter of the OnlineClearance/update_requirement_status.php file due to insufficient input validation and lack of prepared statements. The vulnerable parameter is processed directly into SQL queries without sanitization, allowing attackers to inject multiple SQL injection vectors including boolean-based blind, error-based, stacked queries, and time-based blind techniques. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability; an attacker can send a crafted HTTP POST request with malicious SQL payloads to achieve unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, modification, or deletion. Patch status is unknown; the advisory recommends implementing prepared statements with parameter binding, input validation, and restricting database user permissions.

Affected products

  • SourceCodester Online Faculty Clearance System 1.0

Timeline

  • 2026-08-13: disclosed
  • 2026-09-15: advisory

References

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