# CVE-2026-4572: SourceCodester Sales and Inventory System HTTP POST Request view_product.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the searchtxt parameter of view_product.php 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:** 23 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-94xr-2h4v-f72v

## What is CVE-2026-4572?

CVE-2026-4572 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Sales and Inventory System, published on 23 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A weakness has been identified in SourceCodester Sales and Inventory System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /view_product.php of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument searchtxt can lead to sql injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.

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-2026-4572?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ahsanriaz26gmailcom Sales and Inventory System.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-4572?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-4572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-4572 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-4572 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Sales and Inventory System

- [CVE-2026-30562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30562/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-30556](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30556/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2026-30557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30557/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2026-30558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30558/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2026-30559](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30559/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-4572 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-4572 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Sales and Inventory System, published on 23 Mar 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-2026-4572 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Sales and Inventory 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-2026-4572/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4572/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4572
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4572
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-4572

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4572/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.