What is CVE-2020-25955?

CVE-2020-25955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Student Management System Project In PHP, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-12-08.

How severe is CVE-2020-25955?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Student Management System Project In PHP

CVE-2020-25955

SourceCodester Student Management System Project in PHP version 1.0 is vulnerable to stored a cross-site scripting (XSS) via the 'add subject' tab.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-12-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Student Management System Project In PHP — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.sourcecodester.com/php/14443/student-management-system-project-php.html (Product, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/4 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/160398/Student-Management-System-Project-PHP-1.0-… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25955?: CVE-2020-25955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Student Management System Project In PHP, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-25955?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.