CVE-2026-14778
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 security vulnerability has been detected in SourceCodester Onlne Examination & Learning Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /ajax_enroll.php of the component Enrollment Management. The manipulation of the argument student_id/schedule_id/action leads to improper authorization. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. 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 confidenceThis is an improper authorization vulnerability in the /ajax_enroll.php endpoint of the Online Examination & Learning Management System. The application fails to properly validate user authorization when processing student_id, schedule_id, or action parameters in enrollment operations, allowing authenticated users to access or manipulate enrollment records outside their permitted scope.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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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Identify the applicationCheck if the system runs Online Examination & Learning Management System by examining application files, headers, or page content for identifiers related to this systemAffected if The system is this specific application
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Locate the vulnerable endpointVerify the presence of /ajax_enroll.php file in the web root or application directoryAffected if The file exists and is accessible via web
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Test endpoint access controlSend a request to /ajax_enroll.php with valid authentication but without proper enrollment privileges to see if the application rejects the requestAffected if The endpoint accepts requests without validating user authorization for the requested enrollment operation
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Inspect enrollment parameter handlingExamine how the endpoint processes student_id, schedule_id, and action parameters by reviewing source code or observing request/response behaviorAffected if The application does not verify that the authenticated user owns or has permission to modify the specified enrollment records
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Check role-based access control enforcementDetermine if the application enforces role-based restrictions on enrollment management operationsAffected if Any authenticated user can perform enrollment actions regardless of their assigned role or permissions
A user is affected if the system runs the Online Examination & Learning Management System and the /ajax_enroll.php endpoint allows authenticated users to access or modify enrollment records without verifying their ownership or permissions.
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 robust server-side authorization checks ensuring users can only access/modify enrollment records they are explicitly permitted to manage. Validate session authentication and enforce role-based access controls for all enrollment management operations.
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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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