CVE-2026-2225: clive_21 news_portal_project Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-2225 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Injection vulnerability in clive_21 news_portal_project. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 09-02-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 23-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw has been found in itsourcecode News Portal Project 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/index.php of the component Administrator Login. This manipulation of the argument email causes sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.

• CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.