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Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-50491 describes a session handling weakness in PHPGurukul Bank Locker Management System v1. After a password change, an attacker may be able to keep using a hijacked session instead of being forced out. This can expose sensitive locker-management data and allow limited unauthorized changes.
Executive priority
Prioritize this as a high-risk application security issue where the product is deployed. It directly affects account session trust and could expose sensitive banking-locker records, but current sources do not show broad exploitation or a confirmed vendor fix.
Technical view
The record maps to CWE-613, improper session invalidation, in /banker/change-password.php. CVSS 3.1 is 7.1, network exploitable, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, with high confidentiality impact and low integrity impact. The source bundle does not provide affected CPEs or an official patch.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations running PHPGurukul Bank Locker Management System v1, especially internet-accessible deployments or environments where banker sessions could be intercepted or reused. The CVE affected-product metadata is incomplete, so inventory confirmation is required.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle, and no cited source confirms active exploitation. The referenced public repository may contain researcher material, but this analysis does not rely on or reproduce exploit steps.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the CVE description identifies the component and vulnerability class, while affected CPE fields are empty. Treat product and version scoping carefully, avoid assuming other PHPGurukul products are affected, and verify behavior in a controlled defensive test environment.
Mitigation direction
- Check PHPGurukul and project guidance for an official fix or updated release.
- Require session invalidation after password changes and credential resets.
- Force logout of existing banker sessions after any password change.
- Review session cookie security settings and transport protections.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted networks where practical.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether PHPGurukul Bank Locker Management System v1 is deployed.
- Review /banker/change-password.php session handling after password changes.
- Verify old sessions become unusable after a password change.
- Check logs for suspicious continued session use after credential changes.
- Document affected instances and compensating controls until vendor guidance is confirmed.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N2.84.2CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/VasilVK/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2025-50491CVE reference, mitre
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CWE details
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Insufficient Session Expiration
Insufficient Session Expiration represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.