CVE-2026-14648 — C4ttr4ck
HIGHCVE-2026-14648 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.3) CWE-74 vulnerability. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
A security vulnerability has been detected in code-projects Online Voting System up to 0.x/1.0. This issue affects the function test_input of the file /authentication.php of the component…
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-14648.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in code-projects Online Voting System up to 0.x/1.0. This issue affects the function test_input of the file /authentication.php of the component Login. Such manipulation of the argument adminUserName/adminPassword leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
Detection & mitigation playbook
VulnerabilityDetect
Identify every host running the affected component and compare the installed build against the fixed version below — for source-built or distro-packaged software the version string, not a lockfile, is the source of truth (`dpkg -l`, `rpm -q`, or the binary's own `--version`).
Remediation status
The records we use list no fixed release for CVE-2026-14648. Check the upstream advisory for a patched version, and apply the exposure-reduction steps below in the meantime.
Mitigate without a patch
Until you can upgrade, make sure every query built from user input uses parameterised statements or a prepared-statement API rather than string concatenation, and reduce the database account's privileges so an injected query cannot read or alter data beyond what the feature needs.
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