# CVE-2026-14701: code-projects Internship Management System Password Change Endpoint change_password.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the password change endpoint to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-458c-q8ch-6ghf

## What is CVE-2026-14701?

CVE-2026-14701 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Internship Management System, published on 5 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was detected in code-projects Internship Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown function of the file employer/details/change_password.php of the component Password Change Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument Current results in sql injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.

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-2026-14701?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14701?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14701 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14701 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14701 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14701 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Internship Management System, published on 5 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14701 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Internship Management System. 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-2026-14701/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14701/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14701
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14701
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14701

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14701/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.