IDOR in openSIS Classic lets teachers reset staff passwords
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
OS4ED openSIS Classic from 9.3 contains an authorization bypass through a user-controlled key (CWE-639). An authenticated user with the built-in teacher role can select any staff record through the staff_id parameter. The School Information update path then resets the password of the selected account.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
openSIS Classic 9.3 allows an authenticated user with the built-in teacher role can select an arbitrary staff record through staff_id and cause the School Information update path to reset that selected account's password.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for openSIS-Classic.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-91107
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-r588-8qfc-26mv
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More OS4ED vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-34282 SQL injection vulnerability exists in OS4ED openSIS-Classic Version 9.1, specifically in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-10493 openSIS through 7.4 allows SQL Injection. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-16780 OS4ED openSIS v7.0 through v9.1 contains a SQL injection vulnerability via the stu_id… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-16779 An issue in OS4ED openSIS v8.0 through v9.1 allows attackers to execute a directory… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-31069 OS4ED openSIS-Classic v9.1 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via a crafted payload. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-23488 SQL injection vulnerabilities were discovered in Ajax.php, ForWindow.php, ForExport.php… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-91107 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-91107 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r588-8qfc-26mv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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