SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0 update_password.php new_password sql injection

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file update_password.php. This manipulation of the argument new_password causes sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-36236. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file update_password.php. The manipulation of the argument new_password with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal v1.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in update_password.php via the new_password parameter.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-36236 since 04/06/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/10/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• SourceCodester

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• Engineers Online Portal

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• 1.0

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• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.sourcecodester.com/

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