PlaciPy has a Hard-Coded Default Password for All Student Accounts (Account Takeover)
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-259Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-259.
Summary
PlaciPy is a placement management system designed for educational institutions. In version 1.0.0, the application uses a hard-coded, static default password for all newly created student accounts. This results in mass account takeover, allowing any attacker to log in as any student once the password is known.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00387 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praskla-Technology | assessment-placipy | up to 1.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- assessment-placipy VendorPraskla-Technology Affected up to 1.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:prasklatechnology:placipy:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 | Vulnerable | Praskla-Technology |
- cpe:2.3:a:prasklatechnology:placipy:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Praskla-Technology
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-25753
References
More Praskla-Technology Placipy vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-20915 PlaciPy Admin Privilege Escalation via Trusted JWT Claims CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-20877 NoSQL Injection Risk via Unsanitized Query Parameters CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-20875 PlaciPy is Missing CSRF Protection on State-Changing Endpoints CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-20876 PlaciPy Exposes Sensitive Data via Application Logs CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-20916 PlaciPy is Missing Authorization on Assessment Results Endpoint CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-20874 PlaciPy Email Domain Trust Enables Cross-Tenant Data Access (Multi-Tenant Isolation Failure) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
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