CVE-2026-14777
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 SourceCodester Onlne Examination & Learning Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /announcements.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to unrestricted upload. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The name of the affected product appears to have a typo in it.
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 confidenceUnrestricted file upload vulnerability in /announcements.php of SourceCodester Online Examination & Learning Management System v1.0 allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files (likely web shells or malicious executables) without proper validation of file type, content, or extension.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Identify the installed version of the applicationCheck the application source code for version information, typically in files like README, version.php, or in the database configuration. Search for files containing 'version', '1.0', or check the main index.php for version strings.Affected if The installed version matches SourceCodester Online Examination & Learning Management System v1.0 or any version that includes the vulnerable announcements.php file.
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Verify if /announcements.php exists in the web rootLocate the announcements.php file in the web-accessible directory structure. Check the root or common paths like /admin/, /pages/, or the main application directory.Affected if The file /announcements.php exists and is accessible via the web server.
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Inspect the file upload handling in announcements.phpOpen announcements.php and search for file upload form handling, move_uploaded_file() calls, $_FILES usage, or any upload-related code blocks.Affected if The file contains file upload functionality without proper validation of file type, content, or extension (no allowlist checking, MIME type verification, or content inspection).
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Check if the upload directory is web-accessibleIdentify the target directory where uploaded files are stored (look for move_uploaded_file() or similar functions). Determine if this directory is within the web root and if files can be executed.Affected if Uploaded files are stored in a web-accessible directory and can be accessed and executed via HTTP.
Your environment is affected if you are running SourceCodester Online Examination & Learning Management System v1.0 with the /announcements.php file present and containing unrestricted file upload functionality that lacks server-side validation.
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 validation of uploaded files including allowlist-based extension checking, MIME type verification, and file content inspection; store uploads outside web root or use non-executable storage with renamed filenames.
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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-2026-14777 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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- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data