CVE-2025-12615
PHPGurukul News Portal settings.py hard-coded key
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 2.3 Low
- Published
- Nov 3, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 24, 2026
- Reserved
- Nov 2, 2025
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in PHPGurukul News Portal 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /onps/settings.py. Such manipulation of the argument SECRET_KEY leads to use of hard-coded cryptographic key . The attack may be performed from remote. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.3 Low | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 5.0 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 5.0 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 5.1 Medium | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
News PortalPHPGurukul |
|
References
- VDB-330909 | PHPGurukul News Portal settings.py hard-coded keyvdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-330909 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #678625 | PHPGurukul News Portal using Python Django and MySQL 1.0 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Keythird-party-advisory
- https://github.com/NishantKumar-CSE/News-Portal-Python-Django-Project/blob/main/Hard-coded%20Cryptographic%20Key.mdexploit
- https://phpgurukul.com/product
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