CVE-2026-10110: SQL Injection in Student Details Management System

How to Detect Attempted or Successful Exploitation

Detection should focus first on HTTP requests to /index.php that include a suspicious roll parameter. SQL injection attempts often show up as special characters, boolean conditions, comments, UNION clauses, or time-based payloads embedded in what should normally be a numeric or tightly formatted identifier. Because the vulnerable parameter is known, defenders can build targeted detections even without full exploit details.

You should also review database and web server logs together. A typical pattern is a burst of requests against the same endpoint with varying roll values, followed by SQL errors, longer response times from time-based probes, or abnormal result sizes. If the application runs behind Apache or Nginx and uses PHP with MySQL or MariaDB, correlate access logs with PHP error logs and database slow-query or general-query logs where available.

Technical Notes

Example web log indicators to hunt for in access logs:

GET /index.php?roll=1' HTTP/1.1
GET /index.php?roll=1%27%20OR%20%271%27%3D%271 HTTP/1.1
GET /index.php?roll=1%20UNION%20SELECT HTTP/1.1
GET /index.php?roll=1%27%20AND%20SLEEP(5)--%20 HTTP/1.1
GET /index.php?roll=1%20ORDER%20BY%201--%20 HTTP/1.1

Simple grep hunt on Apache/Nginx logs:

grep -Ei 'GET /index\.php\?roll=.*(%27|'"'"'|union|select|sleep\(|order%20by|or%20|--|%23)' /var/log/apache2/access.log

Example Sigma-style logic defenders can adapt to SIEM search:

title: Suspicious roll Parameter Access to Student Details Management System
logsource:
  category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
    cs-uri-stem: "/index.php"
    cs-uri-query|contains: "roll="
  keywords:
    cs-uri-query|contains:
      - "'"
      - "%27"
      - " union "
      - " select "
      - "sleep("
      - "--"
      - "%23"
      - " or "
  condition: selection and keywords
level: high

If you have database logging enabled, hunt for errors or abnormal queries involving user-controlled roll values. A generic MySQL-oriented grep can help:

grep -Ei 'sql syntax|warning.*mysql|mysqli|You have an error in your SQL syntax|near .*roll' /var/log/php*/error.log /var/log/apache2/error.log 2>/dev/null

Mitigation and Patching Guidance

The most important limitation in this case is that a vendor-issued fix or fixed version could not be verified from the reviewed sources. That means defenders cannot truthfully claim, based on current evidence, that there is a known safe release such as “1.0.1” or “2.0.” The only confirmed vulnerable version is 1.0, and the fixed version is unknown. In the absence of patch data, assume any deployed copy of Student Details Management System 1.0 remains vulnerable until proven otherwise.

If the application is internet-accessible, the safest short-term action is to remove public access or place it behind a trusted reverse proxy, VPN, or IP allowlist while you assess the code. If the system is nonessential or unsupported, retirement may be more defensible than trying to harden abandoned PHP code. If you must keep it running, implement layered controls: strict input validation on roll, parameterized queries in the application code, WAF rules for SQL injection payloads, and least-privilege database credentials that cannot drop tables or modify unrelated data.

Technical Notes

If the application is deployed from a local PHP project directory, there may be no package manager upgrade path. In that case, first identify the installed copy and back it up:

find /var/www -type f -name "index.php" | grep -i "student"
tar czf /root/student-details-backup-$(date +%F).tar.gz /var/www/html/

If you choose an emergency code workaround before a verified vendor fix exists, enforce numeric-only handling of the roll parameter and migrate queries to prepared statements. Example PHP defensive pattern:

<?php
$roll = filter_input(INPUT_GET, 'roll', FILTER_VALIDATE_INT);
if ($roll === false || $roll === null) {
    http_response_code(400);
    exit('Invalid roll');
}

$stmt = $mysqli->prepare("SELECT * FROM students WHERE roll = ?");
$stmt->bind_param("i", $roll);
$stmt->execute();
$result = $stmt->get_result();
?>

If Apache is in front of the app, a temporary ModSecurity-style block can reduce exposure while you fix code:

SecRule REQUEST_URI "@streq /index.php" \
  "id:1011001,phase:2,deny,status:403,chain,msg:'Block suspicious roll parameter for CVE-2026-10110'"
SecRule ARGS:roll "@rx (?i)(?:'|%27|union|select|sleep\(|--|%23|\bor\b|\band\b)" "t:none"

If you need to restrict exposure immediately at the web server layer, an allowlist control is often faster than code remediation:

# Example: allow only a trusted admin subnet to access the app
ufw allow from 192.0.2.0/24 to any port 80
ufw allow from 192.0.2.0/24 to any port 443
ufw deny 80
ufw deny 443
ufw reload

Because no verified fixed version number is available, there is no trustworthy upgrade command I can provide for a vendor release. If your organization maintains its own fork in Git, use your standard deployment command only after reviewing and testing a code fix:

git checkout main
git pull --ff-only
php -l /var/www/html/index.php
systemctl reload apache2

That is an example deployment workflow, not evidence of a vendor patch.

Practical Response Checklist

Start with exposure reduction. Inventory where Student Details Management System 1.0 is running, especially on internet-reachable hosts, school lab servers, and shared hosting environments. If you cannot quickly confirm whether a system is exposed, assume exposure until firewall rules, reverse proxy settings, and external scans prove otherwise. Capture a backup before making code changes.

Then validate whether the application uses direct SQL string concatenation around the roll parameter. If it does, prioritize replacing that logic with prepared statements and server-side input validation. Review the application’s database account privileges and remove unnecessary INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP, and administrative rights. Finally, monitor logs for exploitation attempts after mitigation because public exploit availability often drives opportunistic scanning even when a product has a small footprint.

References

• NVD CVE record for CVE-2026-10110
• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog lookup for CVE-2026-10110 (not listed at review time)
• code-projects product site: Student Details Management System In PHP With Source Code
• GitHub reference associated with a likely PoC repository:
  https://github.com/Xmyronn/Student-Details-Management-System-1.0---SQL-Injection-Unauthenticated-.git