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CVE-2025-4720

SourceCodester Student Result Management System drop_student.php path traversal

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Student Result Management System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file academic/core/drop_student.php. The manipulation of the argument img leads to path traversal. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

In SourceCodester Student Result Management System 1.0 wurde eine Schwachstelle ausgemacht. Sie wurde als kritisch eingestuft. Betroffen ist eine unbekannte Verarbeitung der Datei academic/core/drop_student.php. Durch Beeinflussen des Arguments img mit unbekannten Daten kann eine path traversal-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Der Angriff kann über das Netzwerk passieren. Der Exploit steht zur öffentlichen Verfügung.

*Credits: me1ody
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
None
None
Integrity
Low
None
Availability
Low
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-05-15 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-05-15 CVE Published
  • 2025-05-16 CVE Updated
  • 2025-05-16 First Exploit
  • 2025-06-16 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
References (4)
URL Tag Source
https://vuldb.com/?id.309022 Technical Description
https://vuldb.com/?submit.569855 Third Party Advisory
https://www.sourcecodester.com Product
URL Date SRC
https://github.com/Xiaoyi-ing/CVE/issues/4 2025-05-16
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
SourceCodester
Search vendor "SourceCodester"
 Student Result Management System
Search vendor "SourceCodester" for product "Student Result Management System"
 1.0
Search vendor "SourceCodester" for product "Student Result Management System" and version "1.0"
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Affected