CVE-2026-96604 (GCVE-0-2026-96604)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-23 22:00 – Updated: 2026-09-24 15:48
VLAI
Title
SoftNews Media Group DataLife Engine Search search.php strip_data sql injection
Summary
A vulnerability was identified in SoftNews Media Group DataLife Engine 18.0. This affects the function strip_data of the file engine/modules/search.php of the component Search Module. The manipulation of the argument story leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity
6.9 (Medium)
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
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-24 15:36 UTC
CWE
Assigner
VulDB CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 3943 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://vuldb.com/vuln/408972 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/408972/cti signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-96604 third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/899134 third-party-advisory
https://pastebin.com/nkMeTizS exploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SoftNews Media Group DataLife Engine Affected: 18.0
    cpe:2.3:a:softnews_media_group:datalife_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
elman99 (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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