Vulnerability in Phpgurukul News Portal
CVE-2025-12615
A security vulnerability has been detected in PHPGurukul News Portal 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /onps/settings.py. Such manipulation of the argument SECRET_KEY leads to use of hard-coded cryptographic key . The attack may be performed from remote. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Phpgurukul News Portal — versions 1.0
- Phpgurukul News Portal — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/NishantKumar-CSE/News-Portal-Python-Django-Project/blob/main/Hard-co… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- phpgurukul.com/ (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-12615?
- CVE-2025-12615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul News Portal, classified under CWE-320. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2025-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2025-12615?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.