CVE-2025-11656
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA weakness has been identified in ProjectsAndPrograms School Management System up to 6b6fae5426044f89c08d0dd101c7fa71f9042a59. This affects an unknown function of the file /assets/editNotes.php. Executing manipulation of the argument File can lead to unrestricted upload. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceUnrestricted file upload vulnerability in ProjectsAndPrograms School Management System's /assets/editNotes.php. The File parameter lacks proper validation, allowing remote attackers to upload malicious files (e.g., web shells) and achieve remote code execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Oranbyte School Management System installationLook for the application by checking for files like index.php, login pages, or school management related content. Check web server document roots for school management system files.Affected if The Oranbyte School Management System version 1.0 is installed on the server
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Locate the vulnerable scriptCheck if the file /assets/editNotes.php exists in the web application directory structure.Affected if The file /assets/editNotes.php is present in the webroot
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Verify File parameter accessibilitySend a POST request to /assets/editNotes.php with a File parameter containing a test file (e.g., a harmless text file). Check if the application accepts and stores the file without validating its type.Affected if The endpoint accepts file uploads without proper validation and stores files in a web-accessible location
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Check uploaded files directoryInspect the application's upload directory - typically found in /assets/, /uploads/, or similar paths. Determine if uploaded files are stored within the webroot and remain executable.Affected if Uploaded files are stored in a web-accessible directory and can be executed by the web server
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Verify authentication requirementsTest the editNotes.php endpoint without valid credentials to determine if authentication is enforced.Affected if The /assets/editNotes.php endpoint allows unauthenticated or unauthorized file uploads
A user is affected if they have Oranbyte School Management System 1.0 installed with the /assets/editNotes.php file present and accessible without proper authentication or file validation controls.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict server-side file type validation (allowlist approach), restrict uploaded file extensions, store uploads outside webroot, rename uploaded files, and enforce proper authentication/authorization on the editNotes.php endpoint.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-11656 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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