# CVE-2026-108806: krupalshah EmployeeRecruitmentSystem Forgot Password authprocessing.php mysql_query sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the forgot password handler to read or modify database contents in this unsupported recruitment system.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pw93-9xq5-6h5w

## What is CVE-2026-108806?

CVE-2026-108806 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in krupalshah EmployeeRecruitmentSystem, published on 12 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in krupalshah EmployeeRecruitmentSystem up to 922ff6d208278282e7c8e36d70d9ae356adec9fe. Affected by this issue is the function mysql_query of the file source/authprocessing.php of the component Forgot Password Handler. Such manipulation of the argument fpemail leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-108806?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-108806?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-108806 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-108806 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-108806 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-108806 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-108806 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in krupalshah EmployeeRecruitmentSystem, published on 12 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-108806 exists.

Affected product: krupalshah EmployeeRecruitmentSystem. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108806/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108806/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-108806
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108806
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-108806

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108806/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.