Kushan2k student-management-system Profile Update Endpoint AdminController.php edit-admin improper authorization

published 2026-06-08 5 mo ago modified 2026-07-23 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-35007

cvss: 6.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
public exploits: 0; none known

A security vulnerability has been detected in Kushan2k student-management-system up to f16a4ceaddd6729c4b306ed4641cda3176c1ef2a. Affected by this issue is the function edit-admin of the file controllers/AdminController.php of the component Profile Update Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument isadmin leads to improper authorization. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This product follows a rolling release approach for continuous delivery, so version details for affected or updated releases are not provided. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 5 mo ago (2026-06-08)

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/Kushan2k/student-management-system/issues/3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	5.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	6.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	2.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Kushan2k student-management-system

Classification

Weakness

CWE-285 Improper Authorization
CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

github.com /Kushan2k/student-management-system/issues/3
exploit, issue-tracking
vuldb.com /vuln/369096
vdb-entry, technical-description
vuldb.com /vuln/369096/cti
signature, permissions-required
vuldb.com /cve/CVE-2026-11476
third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /submit/833945
third-party-advisory
github.com /Kushan2k/student-management-system/
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-11476
NVD CVE-2026-11476

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Summary