# CVE-2026-2162: itsourcecode News Portal Project aboutus.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the aboutus.php file to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mgvw-r6q7-f697

## What is CVE-2026-2162?

CVE-2026-2162 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode News Portal Project, published on 8 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was determined in itsourcecode News Portal Project 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/aboutus.php. This manipulation of the argument pagetitle causes sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

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-2026-2162?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Clive 21 News Portal Project.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-2162?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-2162 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-2162 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in itsourcecode News Portal Project

- [CVE-2026-3135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3135/): itsourcecode News Portal Project add-category.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-3164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3164/): itsourcecode News Portal Project contactus.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-3134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3134/): itsourcecode News Portal Project edit-category.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-2225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2225/): itsourcecode News Portal Project Administrator Login index.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-2162 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-2162 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode News Portal Project, published on 8 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-2162 exists.

Affected product: itsourcecode News Portal Project. 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-2026-2162/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2162/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2162
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2162
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2162

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