CVE-2026-5642
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 determined in Cyber-III Student-Management-System up to 1a938fa61e9f735078e9b291d2e6215b4942af3f. This affects an unknown function of the file /viva/update.php of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument Name causes improper authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. 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 confidenceA broken access control vulnerability exists in the Cyber-III Student-Management-System's /viva/update.php endpoint. The HTTP POST Request Handler fails to properly authorize operations when processing the 'Name' parameter, allowing unauthorized modifications remotely. This is a classic IDOR or privilege escalation issue in the update functionality.
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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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Confirm Cyber-III Student Management System is presentSearch for files or directories named 'Cyber-III', 'student', or 'viva' in the web root. Look for application banners or login pages identifying this system.Affected if The Cyber-III Student-Management-System is installed on the server.
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Verify /viva/update.php endpoint existsCheck the web server document root for the path /viva/update.php or attempt a HEAD/GET request to the endpoint if accessible.Affected if The file /viva/update.php exists in the deployed application.
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Test if update.php accepts unauthenticated or unauthorized POST requestsSend an HTTP POST request to /viva/update.php with the 'Name' parameter (e.g., Name=test) without providing valid session credentials or authorization tokens. Observe if the server processes the request.Affected if The endpoint processes the POST request and returns a success response without requiring valid authentication or authorization.
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Inspect session and authorization logic in update.phpReview the PHP source code of /viva/update.php to check if session validation, role checks, or ownership verification occur before processing the 'Name' parameter update.Affected if The code lacks proper authorization checks before allowing modification via the Name parameter.
A user is affected if the Cyber-III Student-Management-System is deployed and the /viva/update.php endpoint processes Name parameter modifications without verifying user authorization.
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 proper authorization checks in update.php to verify the user has rights to modify the requested 'Name' data. Until a patch is available, restrict access to this endpoint via network-level controls or deploy a WAF rule to block unauthorized update requests.
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