Critical Injection exploit reference

CVE-2026-2197 — Code-projects Online Reviewer System 1.0 SQL Injection (CVE-2026-2197)

A vulnerability was determined in code-projects Online Reviewer System 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /system/system/admins/assessments/pretest/exam-delete.php. This manipulation of the argument test_id causes sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

Published Feb 8, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: VulDB

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.4% (30-day exploitation probability)+4
Technical severity (critical)+10
CISA SSVC: exploitation "poc"+5
Automatable exploitation (SSVC)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.38%

ahead of 30% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Code-projects

Online Reviewer System

CVSS base

9.8

Critical · 3 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

Proof of concept

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

Yes

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Code-projects Online Reviewer System, Fabian Online Reviewer System).
The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (injection), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Code-projects	Online Reviewer System	version 1.0	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Fabian	Online Reviewer System	version 1.0	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
6.9	CVSS 4.0	Medium	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
5.5	CVSS 4.0	Medium	—	—	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
9.8	CVSS 3.1	Critical	3.9	5.9	nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.3	CVSS 3.1	High	3.9	3.4	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.3	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
7.3	CVSS 3.0	High	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
7.5	CVSS 2.0	High	10.0	6.4	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.5	CVSS 2.0	High	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)

Scoring entities (NIST, CNA, ADP) score independently; each score is shown with its origin. For prioritization we use 9.8 (NVD (NIST)) as a conservative provisional reference — not a definitive official score.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-89 · SQL Injection

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.38%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Look for parameters with command/query metacharacters and unexpected child processes of the service.

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSapplication logsendpoint telemetry (EDR)

Analysis and videos

CVE-2026-2197: Code-projects Online Reviewer System 1.0 SQL Injection
A SQL injection flaw (CWE-89) in code-projects Online Reviewer System 1.0 was reported in the exam-delete.php script, where the test_id argument is affected. NVD rates it 9.8 Critical under CVSS 3.1, and the record states that a public exploit has been disclosed. No fixed version or vendor patch is listed in the sources consulted.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · code-projects/online reviewer system
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 9.8
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Analyzed
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Feb 8, 2026 · VulDB

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

5 on the record

vuldb.com/
Permissions Required, VDB Entry, signature, permissions-required, NIST National Vulnerability Database
vuldb.com/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, technical-description, NIST National Vulnerability Database
github.com/tiancesec/CVE/issues/18
Exploit, Issue Tracking, exploit, issue-tracking, NIST National Vulnerability Database
vuldb.com/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
code-projects.org/
Product, product, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Code-projects
every CVE for this vendor

Injection
same class

CWE-89
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

High CVE-2026-108956 code-projects Online Reviewer System User Update btn_functions.php sql injection 2d
Medium CVE-2026-108948 code-projects Online Reviewer System User Profile Update btn_functions.php dynamically-determined object attributes 2d
Low CVE-2026-4972 code-projects Online Reviewer System btn_functions.php cross site scripting Mar 27, 2026
Critical CVE-2026-2912 code-projects Online Reviewer System studentresult-view.php sql injection Feb 22, 2026
Medium CVE-2026-2224 code-projects Online Reviewer System btn_functions.php cross site scripting Feb 9, 2026
Critical CVE-2026-2223 code-projects Online Reviewer System 1.0 SQL Injection (CWE-89) Feb 9, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-2197 is "Code-projects Online Reviewer System 1.0 SQL Injection (CVE-2026-2197)", rated Critical. It affects Online Reviewer System (Code-projects); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 9.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.38% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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