Account hijacking via unchanged post-login session ID
Published Jul 3, 2026 · Updated Jul 3, 2026
Session fixation in SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics 1.0 allows remote attackers to hijack accounts. In index.php, the successful-login path writes identity and role data to $_SESSION without regenerating the session ID, leaving the pre-login identifier valid. Exploitation requires planting or obtaining a known PHP session ID in a victim's browser and waiting for the victim to log in; the attacker then inherits that account's access.
Summary
What happened
Session fixation in SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics 1.0 allows remote attackers to hijack accounts. In index.php, the successful-login path writes identity and role data to $_SESSION without regenerating the session ID, leaving the pre-login identifier valid. Exploitation requires planting or obtaining a known PHP session ID in a victim's browser and waiting for the victim to log in; the attacker then inherits that account's access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-14609
- Published
- Jul 3, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 3, 2026
- Vendor
- Online Computer and Laptop Store Project
- Product
- CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics
- Classifications
- CWE-384, T1550.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0
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Public exploit references
- Session fixation reproduction stepsproof of concept · unverified
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