Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-96604SoftNews Media Group DataLife Engine Search search.php strip_data sql injection

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity SQL injection in DataLife Engine from SoftNews Media Group. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was identified in SoftNews Media Group DataLife Engine 18.0. This affects the function strip_data of the file engine/modules/search.php of the component Search Module. The manipulation of the argument story leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
SoftNews Media Group	DataLife Engine	18.0

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-408972 | SoftNews Media Group DataLife Engine Search search.php strip_data sql injection vdb-entry, technical-description
VDB-408972 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
CVE-2026-96604 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
Submit #899134 | SoftNews Media Group DataLife Engine 18.0 SQL Injection third-party-advisory
https://pastebin.com/nkMeTizS exploit