Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes. An attacker with network access to the Elaniin CMS login page can attempt to exploit the SQL injection remotely by sending crafted requests.

Does an attacker need valid credentials or special access first?

No prior authentication is required. The issue exists in the pre-authentication login flow, so unauthenticated attackers can attempt to bypass the login entirely.

What is the safest general fix pattern for this issue?

The most robust fix is to refactor the login code to use parameterized queries or prepared statements for all credential checks, combined with server-side validation for the email and password fields, ensuring no raw user input is concatenated into SQL strings.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.2)

SQL Injection Authentication Bypass (CWE-89) in Elaniin CMS Login

CVE-2020-36999

Published:

Jan 29, 2026

Status:

Awaiting Analysis

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

SQL Injection

CWE:

CWE-89

Impact:

Authentication Bypass and Unauthorized Access

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.2)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

SQL Injection

CWE:

CWE-89

Impact:

Authentication Bypass and Unauthorized Access

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.2)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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SQL Injection Authentication Bypass (CWE-89) in Elaniin CMS Login

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

Missing Authentication for Forgot-Password Email Change API (CWE-306)

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in node-sonos-http-api TTS Provider for macOS

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