# CVE-2026-86213: Mstfakts College-Management-System Search university.php mysqli_query sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the search handler to read or modify database contents in the College Management 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:** 6 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fpcp-wqr6-25pf

## What is CVE-2026-86213?

CVE-2026-86213 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Mstfakts College-Management-System, published on 6 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Mstfakts College-Management-System. This issue affects the function mysqli_query of the file Front-end/university.php of the component Search Handler. The manipulation of the argument book_name/book_author results in sql injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made public and could be used. This product utilizes a rolling release system for continuous delivery, and as such, version information for affected or updated releases is not disclosed. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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-2026-86213?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-86213?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-86213 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-86213 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-86213 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2026-86213 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-86213 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Mstfakts College-Management-System, published on 6 Sep 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-2026-86213 exists.

Affected product: Mstfakts College-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-2026-86213/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86213/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86213
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86213
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-86213

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86213/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.