CVE-2025-13468Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated content deletion via unchecked object IDs

Published Nov 20, 2025 · Updated Nov 20, 2025

Missing authorization in SourceCodester Alumni Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to delete other users' content. Five deletion functions in admin/admin_class.php accept a POST ID and execute SQL DELETE statements without checking content ownership. A regular account and a target object ID are sufficient to erase forum topics, career posts, comments, gallery items, or events, including administrator-owned records.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in SourceCodester Alumni Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to delete other users' content. Five deletion functions in admin/admin_class.php accept a POST ID and execute SQL DELETE statements without checking content ownership. A regular account and a target object ID are sufficient to erase forum topics, career posts, comments, gallery items, or events, including administrator-owned records.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-13468
Published
Nov 20, 2025
Updated
Nov 20, 2025
Vendor
Online Computer and Laptop Store Project
Product
Alumni Management System
Classifications
CWE-862, CWE-863, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Online Computer and Laptop Store Project · Alumni Management Systemversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

5.4VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
2.1VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
5.5VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
8.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1485Data Destruction

Public exploit references

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