SQL Injection in POS System User Search Function

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Simple POS and Inventory System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /user/search.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument Name results in sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

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Analysis

CVE-2026-9447 is a remote SQL injection vulnerability affecting SourceCodester Simple POS and Inventory System version 1.0, specifically in the /user/search.php endpoint's Name parameter. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.3 (high severity) and poses significant risk to retail and small business operations that deploy this system. Attackers can manipulate the Name argument to inject arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion of critical business records including customer information, transaction histories, and inventory data. With public exploit code available, the threat landscape is actively dangerous for unpatched instances.

Casky's 301 matched security skills leverage Claude AI's extended reasoning to detect the attack patterns mapped to MITRE ATT&CK techniques TA0001 (Initial Access) and TA0043 (Reconnaissance). Practitioners using Casky would identify this vulnerability through detection of suspicious query patterns in web application logs—specifically malformed SQL syntax in the Name parameter combined with unusual database error responses or time-based delays indicating blind SQL injection attempts. The skills would flag anomalous input containing SQL metacharacters (quotes, semicolons, UNION statements) and correlate these with CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements) and CWE-89 (SQL Injection) patterns. In their findings, practitioners would see detailed attack chain analysis showing how reconnaissance of the /user/search.php endpoint leads to initial exploitation, enabling lateral movement through database credential extraction—actionable intelligence that goes beyond signature-based detection to reveal attacker intent and progression.

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

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