CVE-2026-105178 SourceCodester CVE debrief

Who should care

Defenders responsible for SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System 1.0 deployments should assess exposure and prioritize verification and mitigation. This includes operators, platform administrators, vulnerability management teams, and security teams who need to verify system exposure, apply patches or mitigations, and monitor for potential SQL injection attacks.

Why it matters

CVE-2026-105178 is a SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System 1.0. Defenders should verify system exposure, prioritize patching, and monitor for potential attacks. Evidence is limited, and further verification is required.

• Verify potential SQL injection attacks
• Assess exposure of SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System 1.0 deployments

Technical summary

The vulnerability is located in the function mysqli_real_escape_string of the file /Admin/add_symptom.php of the component Symptom Creation in SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System 1.0. An attacker can manipulate the argument txtname to inject SQL. This SQL injection vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL code, potentially leading to data breaches or system compromise. Defenders should prioritize verifying the presence of this vulnerability in their systems and applying patches or mitigations as available.

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying the presence of this vulnerability in their systems and applying patches or mitigations as available.

Recommended defensive actions

• Verify the presence of this vulnerability in SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System 1.0
• Apply patches or mitigations as available
• Monitor for potential SQL injection attacks
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up

Evidence notes

The CVE record and NVD entry provide information on the vulnerability, but details on affected versions, exploitation, and remediation are limited. Defenders should verify system exposure and assess potential SQL injection attacks. Evidence is limited, and further verification is required. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. There is no information on patching or mitigations.

Sources and references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.