Incorrect authorization in PHPGurukul user management password change
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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-285.
Summary
Incorrect authorization in the Change Password Handler of PHPGurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System 3.3 can be triggered remotely by manipulating the currentpassword argument of loginsystem/admin/change-password.php, though the sources do not name the affected function. The CVSS 4.0 vector requires high privileges and rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as low. A public exploit has been disclosed, and CISA's SSVC rates exploitation as PoC with partial technical impact. The product is not in CISA KEV.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A vulnerability was determined in PHPGurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System 3.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file loginsystem/admin/change-password.php of the component Change Password Handler. This manipulation of the argument currentpassword causes incorrect authorization. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHPGurukul | User Registration & Login and User Management System | 3.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- User Registration & Login and User Management System VendorPHPGurukul Affected 3.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:user_registration_login_and_user_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | PHPGurukul |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:user_registration_login_and_user_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·PHPGurukul
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for PHPGurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105703
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-cgmr-jfr8-jrp2
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-06 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-105703 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105703 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cgmr-jfr8-jrp2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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