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title: "CVE-2026-96604: SoftNews Media Group DataLife Engine - SQL Injection"
description: "SoftNews Media Group DataLife Engine 18.0 contains a SQL injection caused by manipulation of the \"story\" argument in engine/modules/search.php strip_data function, letting remote attackers execute arbitrary SQL commands, exploit requires crafted input."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-96604/
---

# CVE-2026-96604 SoftNews Media Group DataLife Engine - SQL Injection

SoftNews Media Group DataLife Engine 18.0 contains a SQL injection caused by manipulation of the "story" argument in engine/modules/search.php strip\_data function, letting remote attackers execute arbitrary SQL commands, exploit requires crafted input.

CVSS base score 7.3 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.25% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96604)

## Details

Type

SQL Injection

Impact

SQL Injection

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Published

23 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-74](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/74.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96604](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96604)
- [https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-96604](https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-96604)
- [https://vuldb.com/submit/899134](https://vuldb.com/submit/899134)
- [https://vuldb.com/vuln/408972](https://vuldb.com/vuln/408972)
- [https://vuldb.com/vuln/408972/cti](https://vuldb.com/vuln/408972/cti)
- [https://pastebin.com/nkMeTizS](https://pastebin.com/nkMeTizS)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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