CVE-2026-14609
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 vulnerability was detected in SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in session fixiation. The attack can be executed remotely. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is assessed as difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used.
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 confidenceThis is a session fixation vulnerability in SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System 1.0. Session fixation allows an attacker to hijack a valid user session by fixing or predicting the session ID before the user authenticates. The attack can be launched remotely but requires high complexity to execute.
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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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify the installed version of CET Automated Grading SystemLocate the application files or check the version number displayed in the system admin panel or about page. Compare against version 1.0.Affected if The installed version is 1.0 and matches the affected product.
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Examine session ID handling during loginStart a new browser session, note the session cookie value before authentication, then authenticate and check if the session ID remains unchanged after login.Affected if The session ID value after successful login is identical to the session ID before authentication (session fixation vulnerability present).
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Inspect session configuration filesReview PHP configuration files (php.ini) and application session configuration for session.cookie parameters. Check if session.use_strict_mode is disabled or if session IDs can be accepted from client requests.Affected if session.use_strict_mode is disabled or the application accepts arbitrary session IDs provided by clients.
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Test session ID predictabilityCreate multiple unauthenticated sessions and compare the generated session IDs to see if they follow a predictable pattern or if they are cryptographically random.Affected if Session IDs appear predictable, sequential, or follow a deterministic pattern rather than being cryptographically random.
The environment is affected if the installed version is CET Automated Grading System 1.0 and session IDs are not regenerated after authentication or can be predetermined by clients.
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 session ID regeneration upon successful authentication and ensure session IDs are cryptographically random and cannot be pre-set by clients. Validate session integrity throughout the user lifecycle.
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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.
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