Description
A security flaw has been discovered in code-projects Internship Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /employer/login.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument Password results in sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.
Published: 2026-09-20
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Database compromise (unauthorized data access or modification via SQL injection)
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

An attacker can manipulate the Password input in the /employer/login.php page of code-projects Internship Management System to inject arbitrary SQL. The flaw is a classic SQL injection (CWE‑89) that also involves improper handling of input (CWE‑74). Exploiting the vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication, read sensitive data, alter or delete records, and potentially execute further destructive queries. The impact is a compromise of database confidentiality and integrity, and could enable further privilege escalation.

Affected Systems

The affected product is code‑projects Internship Management System version 1.0. The flaw resides in the login functionality provided by the /employer/login.php module.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.9 indicates a moderate severity. No EPSS score is available and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. The attack can be carried out remotely over the network by submitting a crafted HTTP request to the login page. Publicly released exploit code suggests that an attacker does not need prior authentication to leverage the flaw.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 20, 2026 at 12:27 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update to the latest version of Internship Management System if a vendor patch is available.
  • Modify login.php to employ parameterized queries or stored procedures to eliminate direct SQL concatenation.
  • Validate and sanitize the Password field to accept only expected characters before building the query.
  • Implement rate limiting or account lockout on repeated failed login attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 20, 2026 at 12:27 UTC.

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History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A security flaw has been discovered in code-projects Internship Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /employer/login.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument Password results in sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.
Title code-projects Internship Management System login.php sql injection
First Time appeared Code-projects
Code-projects internship Management System
Weaknesses CWE-74
CWE-89
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:code-projects:internship_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Code-projects
Code-projects internship Management System
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, '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'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


Subscriptions

Code-projects Internship Management System
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-20T10:45:08.835Z

Reserved: 2026-09-19T10:33:58.448Z

Link: CVE-2026-93979

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-20T11:16:58.130

Modified: 2026-09-20T11:16:58.130

Link: CVE-2026-93979

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-20T12:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-74

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

  • CWE-89

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')