# CVE-2026-97885: mathurvishal CloudClassroom-PHP-Project updatefaculty.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in updatefaculty.php to read or modify database contents in the CloudClassroom PHP Project.

- **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:** 25 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 25 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x5x6-3q7h-hx5r

## What is CVE-2026-97885?

CVE-2026-97885 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in mathurvishal CloudClassroom-PHP-Project, published on 25 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw has been found in mathurvishal CloudClassroom-PHP-Project up to 5dadec098bfbbf3300d60c3494db3fb95b66e7be. Affected is an unknown function of the file updatefaculty.php. This manipulation of the argument fid causes sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. This product uses a rolling release model to deliver continuous updates. As a result, specific version information for affected or updated releases is not available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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-2026-97885?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-97885?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97885 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-97885 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-97885 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-97885 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-97885 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in mathurvishal CloudClassroom-PHP-Project, published on 25 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-2026-97885 exists.

Affected product: mathurvishal CloudClassroom-PHP-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-2026-97885/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97885/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97885
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97885
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97885

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97885/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.