Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-45949 affects PHPGurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System V3.3. The reported flaw is weak session handling in the change-password area, which may let a remote attacker take over user accounts. Treat it as urgent only where this specific application/version is present.
Executive priority
Prioritize quickly for any internet-facing deployment of this exact PHPGurukul system. The business risk is account takeover, but urgency should be scoped by confirmed product presence because affected-product metadata is incomplete.
Technical view
The source bundle identifies CWE-384 in /loginsystem/change-password.php within the user panel Change Password component. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.8 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to deployments of PHPGurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System V3.3, especially internet-facing login or user-management portals. The CVE record does not provide normalized vendor, product, or CPE data.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle, and no cited source states active exploitation. The report describes remote exploitability and account takeover impact, but evidence beyond the listed public reference is limited.
Researcher notes
The public data names the component and CWE but lacks CPEs, vendor-normalized affected ranges, and a cited patch. Avoid broad product assumptions. Validate exposure from local application inventory and vendor/project advisories before declaring remediation complete.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory systems for PHPGurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System V3.3.
- Check PHPGurukul or project guidance for a fixed release or official workaround.
- Restrict access to affected login and user-panel routes where business operations allow.
- After remediation, invalidate active sessions and review recent password changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the application and version match the CVE description.
- Verify whether /loginsystem/change-password.php exists in deployed code.
- Review session handling around password changes for improper session validation.
- Check logs for unusual password changes, session reuse, or account takeover indicators.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/VasilVK/CVE/blob/main/CVE-2025-45949/README.MDCVE reference, mitre
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CWE details
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Session Fixation
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