Analyst readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a SQL injection in itsourcecode Student Transcript Processing System 1.0. A remote attacker could manipulate a student identifier handled by an admin student page and affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of transcript data. The source bundle reports public exploit material, but not confirmed active exploitation or a vendor fix.
Executive priority
Prioritize review this week for any school, training, or administrative environment using this product. If exposed externally, escalate immediately to restrict access and verify vendor remediation. Business risk centers on unauthorized transcript data access or modification.
Technical view
CVE-2026-9573 affects Student Transcript Processing System 1.0 through the studentId argument in /admin/modules/student/index.php?view=view. The record maps it to CWE-89 and CWE-74 with CVSS 2.0 score 7.5. CVSS indicates network access, low complexity, no authentication, and partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Student Transcript Processing System 1.0 is deployed and the affected admin module is reachable over a network, especially from the internet. The bundle does not prove default exposure, deployment prevalence, or whether later versions exist.
Exploitation context
The bundle states the attack can be initiated remotely and that exploit material is public. It does not cite CISA KEV inclusion or confirmed in-the-wild exploitation. Treat public-facing instances as urgent because transcript systems can contain sensitive student records.
Researcher notes
Evidence is based on VulDB/CVE metadata and a referenced public issue. The affected code section is described as unknown, and no official patch details are included. Avoid assuming broader product impact beyond Student Transcript Processing System 1.0 and the named admin student route.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory any deployments of Student Transcript Processing System 1.0.
- Check itsourcecode and VulDB guidance for a vendor fix or supported upgrade.
- Restrict access to the admin module to trusted networks and users.
- Remove internet exposure until a fix or compensating control is confirmed.
- Review database permissions for least privilege on transcript data.
- Monitor for suspicious requests targeting the affected student page.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the product and version are present in your environment.
- Determine whether /admin/modules/student/index.php is reachable externally.
- Review web logs for abnormal studentId requests to the affected route.
- Check whether admin paths require authentication and network restrictions.
- Verify whether any vendor advisory or patch supersedes the current sources.
Public sources used
Based on public source material and reviewed before publication.
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CWE-74: Exact CWE lookup
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
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CVSS vector scores
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR 10 6.4 VulDB CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R 3.9 3.4 VulDB CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R 3.9 3.4 VulDB CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P — — VulDB Vulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
6.9 MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.3 HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.3 HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Base CVSS 2.0 score
7.5 HighVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 source CVE List V5
- VDB-365632 | itsourcecode Student Transcript Processing System index.php sql injection CVE reference, VulDB · vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-365632 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) CVE reference, VulDB · signature, permissions-required
- Submit #817552 | itsourcecode Student Transcript Processing System V1.0 SQL Injection CVE reference, VulDB · third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/nidieaaa/test/issues/12 CVE reference, VulDB · exploit, issue-tracking
- https://itsourcecode.com/ CVE reference, VulDB · product
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CWE details
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