CVE-2026-5642 (GCVE-0-2026-5642)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-06 09:30 – Updated: 2026-04-06 18:32
VLAI?
Title
Cyber-III Student-Management-System HTTP POST Request update.php improper authorization
Summary
A vulnerability was determined in Cyber-III Student-Management-System up to 1a938fa61e9f735078e9b291d2e6215b4942af3f. This affects an unknown function of the file /viva/update.php of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument Name causes improper authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This product is using a rolling release to provide continious delivery. Therefore, no version details for affected nor updated releases are available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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
CWE
  • CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
  • CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Cyber-III Student-Management-System Affected: 1a938fa61e9f735078e9b291d2e6215b4942af3f
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Credits
xhh400plus (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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