PHPGurukul News Portal settings.py hard-coded key

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-12615
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-11-03 04:15:32 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:00:01 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 1.3 LOW from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-320 | CWE-321 | CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key | CWE-320 Key Management Error

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary1.3LOWCVSS: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/C...
4.0CNADECLARED2.3LOWCVSS: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
3.1[email protected]Primary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
3.0CNADECLARED5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
2.0[email protected]Secondary5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
2.0CNADECLARED5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Passive
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

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

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Phpgurukul News Portal 1.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA PHPGurukul News Portal affected 1.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
phpgurukul.com [email protected] phpgurukul.com Product
github.com/NishantKumar-CSE/News-Portal-Python-Django-Project/blob/main/... 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com Permissions Required, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Nishant_Kumar (VulDB User) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2025-11-02T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory disclosed
CNA2025-11-02T01:00:00.000ZVulDB entry created
CNA2025-11-11T04:29:01.000ZVulDB entry last update
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