CVE-2026-96604: Softnews Media Group Datalife Engine

High severity, CVSS 7.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Softnews Media Group Datalife Engine: version 18.0 only

Published 2026-09-23. Last modified 2026-09-24.