TI-2025-11569 Aliases CVE-2025-12615 GHSA-q2gf-mw7m-x2mr

PHPGurukul News Portal settings.py hard-coded key

MEDIUM 45CWE-320Published 2025-11-03 · Updated 2026-02-24

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Passive
Attack complexity: High
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-321.

Summary

A security vulnerability has been detected in PHPGurukul News Portal 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /onps/settings.py. Such manipulation of the argument SECRET_KEY leads to use of hard-coded cryptographic key . The attack may be performed from remote. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00417 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
PHPGurukul	News Portal	1.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

News Portal VendorPHPGurukul Affected 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:news_portal:1.0:::::::*	1.0	Vulnerable	PHPGurukul

cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:news_portal:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·PHPGurukul

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12615
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2gf-mw7m-x2mr

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/NishantKumar-CSE/News-Portal-Python-Django-Project/blob/main/Hard-coded%20Cryptographic%20Key.md

Other 1

https://phpgurukul.com/

TI-2025-42981 phpgurukul News Portal Project V4.1 has an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2025-04372 PHPGurukul News Portal aboutus.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2025-04366 PHPGurukul News Portal Project contactus.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2025-04365 PHPGurukul News Portal Login index.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2025-01604 PHPGurukul News Portal login.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2025-11570 PHPGurukul News Portal settings.py insertion of sensitive information into debugging code CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3

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Sources

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