School Management SystemApplication · Oranbyte

CVE-2025-11657

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-10-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A security vulnerability has been detected in ProjectsAndPrograms School Management System up to 6b6fae5426044f89c08d0dd101c7fa71f9042a59. This impacts an unknown function of the file /assets/createNotice.php. The manipulation of the argument File leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This product uses a rolling release model to deliver continuous updates. As a result, specific version information for affected or updated releases is not available.

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 confidence

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the ProjectsAndPrograms School Management System's /assets/createNotice.php script. The 'File' parameter accepts arbitrary file uploads without proper validation, allowing remote attackers to upload malicious files (e.g., web shells) and achieve remote code execution.

MitigationImplement strict file upload validation including: allowlist of permitted file types/mime types, file content verification (magic bytes), file size limits, randomizing uploaded filenames, and storing uploads outside the web root or with no execute permissions.

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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
School Management SystemApplication
Affected:= 1.0

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Oranbyte School Management System installation
    Search for school management system files on the server and check version identifiers in application metadata or footer files
    Affected if The application is Oranbyte School Management System version 1.0 exactly
  2. Verify createNotice.php endpoint exists
    Check for the presence of /assets/createNotice.php file in the web server document root
    Affected if The file /assets/createNotice.php exists on the server
  3. Test file upload functionality accessibility
    Attempt to access the createNotice.php endpoint with a GET request or check if the route is exposed without authentication
    Affected if The file upload endpoint is accessible without requiring authentication
  4. Inspect upload directory configuration
    Examine the web server configuration and the assets directory for script execution permissions (check for lack of .htaccess restrictions or equivalent)
    Affected if The upload directory allows execution of uploaded files (e.g., .php, .phtml, .exe extensions)

A user is affected if they have Oranbyte School Management System version 1.0 installed with the createNotice.php endpoint accessible and the upload directory configured to allow script execution.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement strict file upload validation including: allowlist of permitted file types/mime types, file content verification (magic bytes), file size limits, randomizing uploaded filenames, and storing uploads outside the web root or with no execute permissions.

Fix this in School Management System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
13.0 hours of engineering $2,290
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