PHPGurukul News Portal settings.py hard-coded key

published 2025-11-03 12 mo ago modified 2026-10-18 21 d ago also EUVD-2025-37470

cvss: 5.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits: 0; none known

A security vulnerability has been detected in PHPGurukul News Portal 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /onps/settings.py. Such manipulation of the argument SECRET_KEY leads to use of hard-coded cryptographic key . The attack may be performed from remote. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 12 mo ago (2025-11-03)

Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/NishantKumar-CSE/News-Portal-Python-Django-Project/blob/main/Hard-coded%20Cryptographic%20Key.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	2.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	5.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	5.0	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	5.1	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	1.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	5.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	2.0	5.1	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

PHPGurukul News Portal

Classification

Weakness

CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
CWE-320 Key Management Errors

References

github.com /NishantKumar-CSE/News-Portal-Python-Django-Project/blob/main/Hard-coded%20Cryptographic%20Key.md
exploit, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?id.330909
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?ctiid.330909
signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
vuldb.com /?submit.678625
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
phpgurukul.com /
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-12615
NVD CVE-2025-12615

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Summary