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Cleartext storage of sensitive data in Soarkey StudentManagement

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

Soarkey StudentManagement up to commit e08f7f1d5015af407aa4cca0ada3dea189b4937e stores sensitive information in cleartext, as CWE-312 describes. The flaw sits in the UserDao.login function of code/src/service/AdminDao.java, where the Password argument is stored unprotected. A local attacker with low privileges can read the stored credentials. A public exploit has been published and may be used; the project received an early issue report but has not responded.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

A flaw has been found in Soarkey StudentManagement up to e08f7f1d5015af407aa4cca0ada3dea189b4937e. Impacted is the function UserDao.login of the file code/src/service/AdminDao.java. This manipulation of the argument Password causes cleartext storage of sensitive information. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00081 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SoarkeyStudentManagemente08f7f1d5015af407aa4cca0ada3dea189b4937e—No fix listedCNA
  • StudentManagement VendorSoarkey Affected e08f7f1d5015af407aa4cca0ada3dea189b4937e Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:soarkey:studentmanagement:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Soarkey
  • cpe:2.3:a:soarkey:studentmanagement:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Soarkey

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Soarkey StudentManagement.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111993
  2. 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-xc6q-w9mr-9c5p
  3. 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-19 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

  • TI-2026-61694 Soarkey StudentManagement Registration Workflow register.html RegisterServlet.doPost privileges management CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-56962 Soarkey StudentManagement/学生信息管理系统 Administrative Servlet AdminDao.java AdminDao.doGet authorization CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-56961 Soarkey StudentManagement/学生信息管理系统 CourseDao.java CourseDao.course_ranking sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3

Sources