CVE-2025-4720 (GCVE-0-2025-4720)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-15 21:00 – Updated: 2025-05-16 13:39
VLAI
Title
SourceCodester Student Result Management System drop_student.php path traversal
Summary
A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Student Result Management System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file academic/core/drop_student.php. The manipulation of the argument img leads to path traversal. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://vuldb.com/?id.309022 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.309022 signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?submit.569855 third-party-advisory
https://github.com/Xiaoyi-ing/CVE/issues/4 exploitissue-tracking
https://www.sourcecodester.com/ product
Impacted products
Credits
me1ody (VulDB User)
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