Unauthenticated account creation via crafted position parameter
Published Sep 7, 2026 · Updated Sep 9, 2026
Missing authentication in SourceCodester Simple Traffic Offense System 1.0 allows remote attackers to create users through saveuser.php. The User Creation handler accepts a crafted position parameter and persists the submitted account without verifying an authenticated session. No credentials or user interaction are required; the unauthorized account receives the application access assigned by the supplied position.
Summary
What happened
Missing authentication in SourceCodester Simple Traffic Offense System 1.0 allows remote attackers to create users through saveuser.php. The User Creation handler accepts a crafted position parameter and persists the submitted account without verifying an authenticated session. No credentials or user interaction are required; the unauthorized account receives the application access assigned by the supplied position.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-86292
- Published
- Sep 7, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Online Computer and Laptop Store Project
- Product
- Simple Traffic Offense System
- Classifications
- CWE-306, CWE-287, T1136
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 7, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0
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Public exploit references
- saveuser.php position-parameter proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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