Vulnerability · Published Apr 6, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-5672code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum Parameter edit-category.php sql injection

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity SQL injection in Simple IT Discussion Forum from code-projects. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /edit-category.php of the component Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument cat_id leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
code-projects	Simple IT Discussion Forum	1.0

Weakness: CWE-89, CWE-74 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

References

VDB-355500 | code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum Parameter edit-category.php sql injection vdb-entry, technical-description
VDB-355500 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
Submit #792389 | code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum V1.0 SQL injection third-party-advisory
https://github.com/Czhan1156/Czhan/issues/1 exploit, issue-tracking
https://code-projects.org/ product