Incorrect Privilege AssignmentWeakness · CWE-266

CVE-2026-11533

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-08
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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60/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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 imvks786 student_management_system up to 9599b560ad3c3b83e75d328b76bedcd489ef1f46. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /see.php of the component Student Deletion Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument del leads to improper authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This product is using a rolling release to provide continious delivery. Therefore, no version details for affected nor updated releases are available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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 · moderate confidence

An improper authorization vulnerability exists in the student deletion endpoint (/see.php) of the imvks786 student_management_system. The del parameter allows unauthenticated or unauthorized remote attackers to delete student records without proper access control checks.

MitigationImplement proper authentication and role-based authorization checks on the student deletion endpoint to verify the requesting user has permission to delete the specified student record before executing the deletion.

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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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

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

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  1. Locate the see.php file
    Search the web application root directory for the file see.php and verify it exists in the deployment
    Affected if The see.php file is present in the application directory structure
  2. Identify the student deletion endpoint
    Examine see.php and search for code handling the 'del' parameter, typically via GET or POST request (e.g., ?del=studentid)
    Affected if The see.php file contains code that processes a 'del' parameter for student deletion
  3. Verify authorization implementation
    Review the see.php deletion logic and inspect the code surrounding the 'del' parameter handling to determine if user permission checks occur before deletion executes
    Affected if No authorization check is performed before executing the deletion, or the check can be bypassed by manipulating the 'del' parameter value
  4. Test for authorization bypass
    With appropriate access, attempt to delete a student record using the 'del' parameter with a student ID that differs from the authenticated user's authorized scope
    Affected if Deletion succeeds for student IDs outside the user's permitted scope, indicating the vulnerability is present

If the see.php file exists and processes a 'del' parameter without proper authorization validation before deletion, the environment is affected by this CVE.

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

Implement proper authentication and role-based authorization checks on the student deletion endpoint to verify the requesting user has permission to delete the specified student record before executing the deletion.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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