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.

CVSS v3 5.0 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.1 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

5.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/NishantKumar-CSE/News-Portal-Python-Django-Project/blob/main/Hard-coded%20Cryptographic%20Key.md
https://phpgurukul.com/
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.330909
https://vuldb.com/?id.330909
https://vuldb.com/?submit.678625
https://github.com/NishantKumar-CSE/News-Portal-Python-Django-Project/blob/main/Hard-coded%20Cryptographic%20Key.md

Configurations

No configuration.

History

03 Nov 2025, 21:18

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References	~~() https://github.com/NishantKumar-CSE/News-Portal-Python-Django-Project/blob/main/Hard-coded%20Cryptographic%20Key.md -~~	() https://github.com/NishantKumar-CSE/News-Portal-Python-Django-Project/blob/main/Hard-coded%20Cryptographic%20Key.md -

03 Nov 2025, 04:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-11-03 04:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 15:41

NVD link : CVE-2025-12615

Mitre link : CVE-2025-12615

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-12615

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-320

Key Management Errors

CWE-321

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

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