ningzichun Student Management System up to 98760f5711cf6dc8b4adca53a9e207ca49b02ebf Database Connection config/database.php mysqli_connect hard-coded credentials

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in ningzichun Student Management System up to 98760f5711cf6dc8b4adca53a9e207ca49b02ebf. This affects the function mysqli_connect of the file config/database.php of the component Database Connection. Such manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-86673. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. This product operates on a rolling release basis, ensuring continuous delivery. Consequently, there are no version details for either affected or updated releases. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ningzichun Student Management System up to 98760f5711cf6dc8b4adca53a9e207ca49b02ebf. Affected by this issue is the function mysqli_connect of the file config/database.php of the component Database Connection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-86673. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet. By approaching the search of inurl:config/database.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• ningzichun

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• Student Management System

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• 98760f5711cf6dc8b4adca53a9e207ca49b02ebf

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• Submit #908932: ningzichun student-management-system 98760f5711cf6dc8b4adca53a9e207ca49b02ebf Hard-coded Credentials (by ctrl)

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