Unauthenticated admin access via trusted role parameter
Published Sep 7, 2026 · Updated Sep 8, 2026
Privilege misassignment in SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System 1.0 lets remote attackers gain admin access. The register function in auth.php inserts the client-supplied role value into a new user record without server-side validation or authorization. An unauthenticated request can create a super_admin account, enabling authenticated administrative changes to application data.
Summary
What happened
Privilege misassignment in SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System 1.0 lets remote attackers gain admin access. The register function in auth.php inserts the client-supplied role value into a new user record without server-side validation or authorization. An unauthenticated request can create a super_admin account, enabling authenticated administrative changes to application data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-86275
- Published
- Sep 7, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Online Computer and Laptop Store Project
- Product
- Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System
- Classifications
- CWE-269, CWE-266, T1136
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 7, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0
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